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Text:No, No, It Is Not Dying
Author:H. A. César Malan
Translator (from French):Robinson P. Dunn
Tune:WAKEFIELD
Composer:William Wallace Gilchrist

4566. No, No, It Is Not Dying

1. No, no, it is not dying
To go unto our God;
This gloomy earth forsaking,
Our journey homeward taking
Along the starry road.

2. No, no, it is not dying
Heaven’s citizen to be;
A crown immortal wearing,
And rest unbroken sharing,
From care and conflict free.

3. No, no it is not dying
To hear this gracious word,
Receive a Father’s blessing,
Forevermore possessing
The favor of thy Lord.

4. No, no it is not dying
The Shepherd’s voice to know:
His sheep He ever leadeth,
His peaceful flock He feedeth,
Where living pastures grow.

5. No, no it is not dying
To wear a lordly crown;
Among God’s people dwelling,
The glorious triumph swelling
Of Him whose sway we own.

Text Information
First Line: No, no, it is not dying
Title: No, No, It Is Not Dying
Latin Title: Non, ce n'est pas mourir que d'aller vers son Dieu
Author: H. A. César Malan (1832)
Translator (from French): Robinson P. Dunn (1852)
Meter: 76.77.6
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: WAKEFIELD
Composer: William Wallace Gilchrist (1895)
Meter: 76.77.6
Incipit: 33262 15117 37654
Key: A♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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