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257 HYMNS. [P^ ”
There the exalted Saviour lay.
And cheer’d its dreary gloom.
3 The graves of all his saints he bless’d, |
And soften’d ev’ry bed:
Where should the dying members rest.
But with the dying Head ?
4 Thence he arose, ascended high.
And show’d our feet the way:
Up with the Lord to heav’n we’ll fly
.On time’s concluding day.
5 Then let the last loud trumpet sound, i
And bid our kindred rise:
Awake, ye nations under ground; , i ,
Ye saints, ascend the skies.
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Survivors comforted. 1 Thess. iv. 13. to the ei i
1 'T’AKE comfort, Christians! when your frien >i
x In Jesus fall asleep ;
Their better being never ends:
Why then dejected weep ?
2 Why inconsolable as those
To whom no hope is giv’n ?
Death is the messenger of peace.
And calls the soul to heav’n.
3 As Jesus died and rose again
Victorious from the dead ;
So his disciples rise and reign
With their triumphant Head.
4 The time draws nigh when from the clouds
Christ shall with shouts descend;
And the last trumpet’s awful voice
The heav’ns and earth shall rend.
5 Then they who live shall changed be,
And they who sleep shall wake;