556 | Church Book#557 | 558 |
Text: | Hark! a voice divides the sky |
Author: | C. Wesley |
Tune: | CULBACH |
1 Hark! A voice divides the sky;
Happy are the faithful dead,
In the Lord who sweetly die;
They from all their toils are freed.
2 Them the Spirit hath declared
Blest, unutterably blest;
Jesus is their great Reward,
Jesus is their endless Rest.
3 Followed by their works, they go
Where their Head had gone before;
Reconciled by grace below,
Grace hath opened mercy’s door.
4 Justified through faith alone,
Here they knew their sins forgiven:
Here they laid their burden down,
Hallowed and made meet for heaven.
5 When from flesh the spirit freed
Hastens homeward to return,
Mortals cry, "A man is dead!"
Angels sing, "A child is born!"
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Hark! a voice divides the sky |
Author: | C. Wesley (1742) |
Meter: | 7s. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1890 |
Scripture: | |
Topic: | Death and Eternity: Burial |
Notes: | Alternate tune: #192a or #337 |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | CULBACH |
Meter: | 7s. |
Key: | E♭ Major |
Notes: | Source from index: Lutheran |