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Text: | 'Tis sweet to rest in lively hope |
Author: | Augustus M. Toplady |
Tune: | ST. JAMES |
1 'Tis sweet to rest in lively hope,
That when my change shall come,
Angels will hover round my bed,
And waft my spirit home.
2 There shall my disimprisoned soul
Behold Him and adore;
Be with His likeness satisfied,
And grieve and sin no more.
3 Shall see Him wear that very flesh,
On which my guilt was lain;
His Love intense, His merit fresh
As though but newly slain.
4 Soon too my slumbering dust shall hear
The trumpet's quickening sound;
And, by my Saviour's power rebuilt,
At His right hand be found.
5 These eyes shall see Him in that day,
The Lord that died for me:
And all my rising bones shall say,
Lord, who is like to Thee!
6 If such the views which grace unfolds,
Weak as it is below,
What raptures must the Church above,
In Jesus' presence know!
Text Information | |
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First Line: | 'Tis sweet to rest in lively hope |
Author: | Augustus M. Toplady (1777, a.) |
Meter: | C. M. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1890 |
Topic: | Death and Eternity: Resurrection; Easter Sunday |
Notes: | Alternate tune: #92 or #579 |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ST. JAMES |
Meter: | C. M. |
Key: | A Major |
Notes: | Composer from index: Raphael Cortville, 1680 |