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Youth and vigor soon will flee,
Blooming beauty lose its charms;
All that's mortal soon shall be
Inclosed in death's cold arms.

2. Time is bearing us away
To our eternal home;
Life is but a winter's day-
A journey to the tomb;
But the saints shall soon enjoy,
Life-immortal life above,

Where no worldly griefs annoy,
Where Jesus reigns in love.

7s & 8s.

BURTON.

1. LIFT not thou the wailing voice;
Weep not 't is a Christian dieth:
Up, where blessed saints rejoice,
Ransomed now, the spirit flieth:
Freed from earth and earthly failing,
Lift for her no voice of wailing.
High in heaven's own light she dwelleth;
Full the song of triumph swelleth.

2. Pour not thou the bitter tear;

Heaven its book of comfort opeth;
Bids thee sorrow not, nor fear,
But as one who always hopeth;
Humbly here in faith relying,
Peacefully in Jesus dying,
Heavenly joy her eye is flushing,
Why should thine with tears be gushing?

3. They who die in Christ are blest;

Ours then be no thought of grieving;
Sweetly with their God they rest,

All their toils and troubles leaving;
So be ours the faith that saveth,
Hope, that every trial braveth,
Love, that to the end endureth,

And, through Christ, the crown secureth.

DOANE.

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1. JESUS lives: thy terrors now

Can no longer, Death, appall me;
Jesus lives! and well I know,

From the dead he will recall me;
Better life will then commence-
This shall be my confidence.

2. Jesus lives! to Him the throne
Over all the world is given:
I shall go where He is gone,

Live and reign with Him in heaven;
God is pledged, weak doubtings, hence!
This shall be my
confidence.

3. Jesus lives! I know full well,

Naught from Him my heart can sever;
Life, nor death, nor powers of hell,
Joy, nor grief, henceforth, forever.
God will power and grace dispense-
This shall be my confidence.

4. Jesus lives! henceforth is death
Entrance into life immortal;
Calmly I can yield my breath;
Fearless tread the frowning portal;
Thou, when faileth flesh and sense,
Lord, wilt be my confidence!

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1. STAND th' omnipotent decree!

Jehovah's will be done;
Nature's end we wait to see,
And hear her final groan.

GERMAN TR. COX.

Let those pond'rous orbs descend,
And grind us into dust.

Let this earth dissolve and blend

In death the wicked and the just.

2. Rests secure the righteous man;
At his Redeemer's beck,

Sure t' emerge and rise again,

And mount above the wreck;
Lo! the heavenly spirit towers,

Like flames o'er nature's funeral pyre;
Triumphs in immortal powers,

And claps his wings of fire.

3. Nothing hath the just to lose,

By worlds on worlds destroyed;
Far beneath his feet he views,
With smiles, the flaming void;
Sees this universe renewed-

The grand millennial reign begun;
Shouts, with all the sons of God,
Around the eternal throne.

4. Resting in this glorious hope,
To be at last restored,
Yield we now our bodies up

To earthquake, plague, or sword;
List'ning for the call divine,

The latest trumpet of the seven,
Soon our soul and form shall join,
And both fly up to heaven.

C. WESLEY.

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1. O How cheating, O how fleeting,
Is our earthly being,

"Tis a mist in wint'ry weather,
Gathered in an hour together,
And as soon dispersed forever.

2. O how cheating, O how fleeting
Are our days departing!

Like a deep and headlong river,
Flowing onward, flowing ever,
Tarrying not, and stopping never.

3. O how cheating, O how fleeting
Are the world's enjoyments;
All the hues of change they borrow,
Bright to-day and dark to-morrow,
Mingled lot of joy and sorrow.
4. O how cheating, O how fleeting
Is all earthly beauty!

Like a summer flow'ret flowing,
Scattered by the breezes, blowing
O'er the bed on which 't was growing.
5. O how cheating, O how fleeting,
All, yes! all that's earthly!
Every thing is fading, flying,
Man is mortal, earth is dying,
Christian! live, on Heaven relying.

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1. WHAT's this that steals upon my frame? Is it death?

That soon will quench this vital flame?
Is it death?

If this be death, I soon shall be
From every pain and sorrow free,
I shall my Lord in glory see-
All is well!

2. Weep not my friends, weep not for me, All is well;

My sins are pardoned, I am free;
All is well.

There's not a cloud that doth arise,
To hide my Saviour from my eyes;
I soon shall mount the upper skies-
All is well.

3. Tune, tune your harps, ye saints in glory, All is well;

I will rehearse the pleasing story,
All is well.

Bright angels have from glory come,
They 're round my bed, they 're in my room,
They wait to waft my spirit home-

All is well,

4. Hark, hark, my Lord and Master calls me, All is well;

I soon shall see His face in glory,
All is well.

Farewell dear friends, adieu, adieu,
I can no longer stay with you—
My glitt'ring crown appears in view;
All is well.

5. Hail, hail, all hail ye blood-washed throng, Saved by grace;

I've come to join your rapturous song,
Saved by grace.

AH, all is peace and joy divine,
All heaven and glory now are mine;
Oh, hallelujah to the Lamb!

All is well!

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1. SEE the leaves around us falling,
Dry and withered to the ground.
Thus to thoughtless mortals calling,
In a sad and solemn sound.

2. Sons of Adam, once in Eden,

When like him, ye blighted fell,
Hear the lesson we are reading,
'Tis alas! the truth we tell.

3. Youth, on length of days presuming,
Who the paths of pleasure tread,
View us, late in beauty blooming,
Numbered now among the dead.
4. Though as yet no losses grieve you,
Gay with health and many a grace,
Let no cloudless skies deceive you;
Summer gives to autumn place.

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