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To languish for his native air

Meter: Irregular Appears in 7 hymnals Topics: Christian experience Christian in the prospect of death Lyrics: 1 To languish for his native air Can the poor, wandering exile cease? The tir'd his wish of rest forbear? The tortur'd help desiring ease? The slave no more for freedom sigh Or I no longer pine to die? 2 As shipwreck'd mariners desire, With eager grasp, to reach the shore As hirelings long t'obtain their hire, And veterans wish their warfare o'er; I languish from this earth to flee, And gasp for--immortality. 3 To heaven I left my mournful eyes, And all within me groans, "how long?" O were I landed in the skies! The bitter loss, the cruel wrong, Should there no more my soul molest, Or break my everlasting rest. 4 O could I break this carnal fence, Drop all my sorrows in the tomb, On angel's wings remove from hence, And fly this happy moment home, Quit the dark house of mouldering clay, And launch into eternal day! Scripture: Isaiah 51:14

While on the verge of life I stand

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 89 hymnals Topics: Christian experience Christian in the prospect of death Lyrics: 1 While on the verge of life I stand, And view the scene on either hand, My spirit struggles with my clay, And longs to wing its flight away. 2 Where Jesus dwells my soul would be, And faints my much-lov'd Lord to see; Earth, twine no more about my heart! For 'tis far better to depart 3 Come, ye angelic convoys! come, And lead the willing pilgrim home; Ye know the way to Jesus' throne,-- Source of my joys, and of your own. 4 The blissful interview, how sweet! To fall transported at his feet! Rais'd in his arms, to view his face Through the full beamings of his grace! 5 As with a seraphs voice to sing! To fly as on a cherub's wing! Performing, with unwearied hands, The present Saviour's high commands. 6 Yet, with these prospects full in sight, We'll wait thy signal for the flight, For, while thy service we pursue, We find a heaven in all we do. Scripture: Philippians 1:23

Let thoughtless thousands choose the road

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 56 hymnals Topics: Christians their life and experience Lyrics: 1 Let thoughtless thousands choose the road That leads the soul away from God; This happiness, dear Lord, be mine, To live and die entirely Thine. 2 On Christ, by faith, my soul would live; From Him, my life, my all receive; To Him devote my fleeting hours; Serve Him alone with all my powers. 3 Christ is my everlasting all; To Him I look, on Him I call; He will my ev'ry want supply, In time, and through eternity. 4 Soon will the Lord, my Life, appear; Soon shall I end my trials here; Leave sin and sorrow, death and pain; To live is Christ, to die is gain. 5 Soon will the saints in glory meet, Soon walk through ev'ry golden street, And sing on ev'ry blissful plain, To live is Christ, to die is gain.