4. His voice I hear above me ; And light will come with day. 5. Father! the light and darkness 6. That great unending future, 7. To Him I yield my spirit; Fear ends with death; beyond it 8. Thus moving towards the darkness, Samuel Greg. 607. . I. The Loneliness of Death. 1. THOU must go forth alone, my soul; To other scenes, to other worlds, 2. Thou must go forth alone, my soul, But He, whose word is sure, hath said C.M. 608. I. 609. 3. Thou must go forth alone, my soul, But shrink not; He hath said, my soul, 4. His rod and staff shall comfort thee Across the dreary road, Till thou shalt join the blessed ones Our Dead. M. A. Jevons. C.M. E cannot think of them as dead WE Who walk with us no more; They have but gone before. 2. The Father's house is mansioned fair All souls are His, and here or there, 3. And still their silent ministries As when on earth they walked with us 4. Ours are they by an ownership For God hath given to love to keep Fought a Good Fight. F. L. Hosmer. I. CALMLY, calmly lay him down : 75. 2. Memories, all too bright for tears, He was faithful to the last, 3. All that makes for human good, 4. Meek and gentle was his soul, William Gaskell. The Death of a Comrade. I. CAPTAIN and Saviour of the host Of Christian chivalry; We bless Thee for our comrade true, 2. We bless Thee for his every step And for his good fight fought so well, 3. We bless Thee that his humble love We bless Thee for his blessedness, C.M. 610. George Rawson. 611. I. Trust in Death. LORD, it belongs not to my care Whether I die or live; To love and serve Thee is my share, 2. If death shall bruise this springing seed, The will with Thee goes for the deed; 3. If in the path of grief I tread, Christ's footsteps too are there; 4. Come, Lord, when grace has made me meet For if Thy work on earth be sweet, 5. My knowledge of that life is small, But 'tis enough that Christ knows all, C.M. 612. Richard Baxter, 1681. The Vision of Faith. I. MY Father's house on high, Home of my soul, how near Thy golden gates appear. S.M. 613. I. 2. Ah! then my spirit faints 3. Yet clouds will intervene 4. Anon the clouds depart, The winds and waters cease, 5. Beneath its glowing arch Along the hallow'd ground, 6. I hear at morn and even, At noon and midnight hour, 7. Then, then I feel that He, The Lord, is never far from me, James Montgomery. JER The New Jerusalem. ERUSALEM, my happy home, When shall my sorrows have an end, C.M. |