Death Is No Dreadful Sound

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Death is no dreadful sound

Author: Benjamin Beddome
Tune: GREENWOOD (Sweetser)
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 Death is no dreadful sound,
To souls who love their God;
With joy they leave this thorny ground,
And seek a new abode.

2 Behold the dawning day,
The saint extends his wings;
With rapid flight he soars away,
And as he goes, he sings.

3 “Farewell, ye kindred worms,
That feed on dust below;
I yonder see celestial forms,
And haste to join them too.

4 "Farewell, deceitful earth,
No longer boast thy charms;
In Christ I view superior worth,
And rush into His arms."

5 Let sinners, void of grace,
Fear their approaching end;
Jesus gives death an angel’s face,
And makes the foe a friend.

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16273

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Author: Benjamin Beddome

Benjamin Beddome was born at Henley-in Arden, Warwickshire, January 23, 1717. His father was a Baptist minister. He studied at various places, and began preaching in 1740. He was pastor of a Baptist society at Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, until his death in 1795. In 1770, he received the degree of M.A. from the Baptist College in Providence, Rhode Island. He published several discourses and hymns. "His hymns, to the number of 830, were published in 1818, with a recommendation from Robert Hall." Montgomery speaks of him as a "writer worthy of honour both for the quantity and the quality of his hymns." --Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A. 1872.… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Death is no dreadful sound
Title:	Death Is No Dreadful Sound
Author:	Benjamin Beddome
Meter:	6.6.8.6
Source:	Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton and Briggs,1818)
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain