The grave is now a favored spot

The grave is now a favored spot

Author: Samuel Medley
Published in 33 hymnals

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1 The grave is now a favor'd spot,--
To saints who sleep, in Jesus bless'd;
For there the wicked trouble not,
And there the weary are at rest.

2 At rest in Jesus' faithful arms;
At rest as in a peaceful bed;
Secure from all the dreadful storms,
Which round this sinful world are spread.

3 Thrice happy souls, who're gone before
To that inheritance divine!
They labor, sorrow, sigh no more,
But bright in endless glory shine.

4 Then let our mournful tears be dry,
Or in a gentle measure flow;
We hail them happy in the sky,
And joyful wait our call to go.

Source: A Collection of Hymns and Prayers, for Public and Private Worship #386

Author: Samuel Medley

Medley, Samuel, born June 23, 1738, at Cheshunt, Herts, where his father kept a school. He received a good education; but not liking the business to which he was apprenticed, he entered the Royal Navy. Having been severely wounded in a battle with the French fleet off Port Lagos, in 1759, he was obliged to retire from active service. A sermon by Dr. Watts, read to him about this time, led to his conversion. He joined the Baptist Church in Eagle Street, London, then under the care of Dr. Gifford, and shortly afterwards opened a school, which for several years he conducted with great success. Having begun to preach, he received, in 1767, a call to become pastor of the Baptist church at Watford. Thence, in 1772, he removed to Byrom Street, Liv… Go to person page >

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First Line: The grave is now a favored spot
Author: Samuel Medley
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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A Collection of Hymns and Prayers, for Public and Private Worship #386

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Evangelical Hymnal #576

Family Hymns #d229

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Hymn Book of the United Evangelical Church #576

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Hymn-Book of the Evangelical Association #802

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Hymns for Christian Melody #890

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Hymns for Social Worship #516

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Hymns selected from various authors #437

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Hymns, Selected and Original, for Public and Private Worship #723

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Hymns, Selected and Original #723

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Hymns #723

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Hymns #723

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Hymns #723

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Hymns #480

Prayers for the Use of Families with a Selection of Hymns #d127

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Sacred Songs for Family and Social Worship #295

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Sacred Songs for Family and Social Worship #336

Seamen's Devotional Assistant and Mariners' Hymns (American Seamen's Friend Society) #d455

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The Baptist Psalmody #1206

The Evangelical Hymn and Tune Book #d693

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The Presbyterian Juvenile Psalmodist #237

The Social Harp #d291

The Social Harp. Rev. #d349

Village Hymns #567

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Village hymns for social worship, selected and original #567

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Village hymns for social worship, selected and original #567

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Village Hymns for Social Worship, Selected and Original #567

Zion's Hymns, for the Use of the Original Free-Will Baptist Church of North Carolina #d244

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The Baptist Harp #128

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The Psalmody #1115

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