A-MEN. e 6 Phoebe Cary, 1852 (Text of 1869) I It is not death to die, To leave this Joseph E. Sweetser, 1849 wea ry road, And midst the broth-er-hood on high To be at home with God. A - MEN. 343 REST L. M. William B. Bradbury, 1843 O I A-sleep in Jesus! bless-ed sleep, From which none ev er wakes to weep; A calm and un- dis-turbed re-pose, Un-brok-en by the last of foes. A - MEN. 2 Asleep in Jesus! O how sweet To be for such a slumber meet; With holy confidence to sing That death hath lost his venomed sting. 3 Asleep in Jesus! peaceful rest, Whose waking is supremely blest; No fear, no woe, shall dim that hour That manifests the Saviour's power. 344 (GREENWOOD) S. M. I IT is not death to die, To leave this weary road, 2 It is not death to close The eye long dimmed by tears, 4 Asleep in Jesus! O for me 5 3 It is not death to bear The wrench that sets us free 4 It is not death to fling Aside this sinful dust, 5 Jesus, Thou Prince of Life, Thy chosen cannot die : Like Thee, they conquer in the strife, To reign with Thee on high. Rev. H. A. César Malan, 1832. Tr. Rev. George W. Bethune, 1847 2 I would not live alway, thus fettered by sin; 3 I would not live alway; no, welcome the tomb : 4 Who, who would live alway, away from his God, Where the rivers of pleasure flow o'er the bright plains, 5 Where the saints of all ages in harmony meet, b bb A-long the star-ry road. A-MEN. Copyright, 1895, by The Trustees of The Presbyterian Board of Publication and Sabbath-School Work 2 No, no, it is not dying Heaven's citizen to be; A crown immortal wearing, And rest unbroken sharing, From care and conflict free. 3 No, no, it is not dying The favor of Thy Lord." 4 No, no, it is not dying The Shepherd's voice to know: To wear a lordly crown; Rev. H. A. César Malan, 1832. Tr. Rev. Robinson P. Dunn, 1859 |