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Text:A Funeral Hymn
Author:James Relly

CCCXVII. A Funeral Hymn

1 With solemn shout we sing thy praise,
Ancient of everlasting days!
Thou daily gather'st home thine own,
Who bear thy cross, to wear thy crown.

2 Let all rejoice and no one grieve,
This day we meet to take our leave
Of our dear brother's precious dust,
Until the rising of the just.

3 One with the body of the Lamb,
Seal'd with Immanuel's new name,
A member of his flesh and B=bone,
By blood redeem'd, to heav'n he's gone.

4 Then mourn not o'er the lifeless clay,
But wait the resurrection day,
When Christ the Saviour shall appear,
And he come with him in the air.

Text Information
First Line: With solemn shout we sing thy praise
Title: A Funeral Hymn
Author: James Relly
Meter: L. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1792
Scripture: ; ; ;
Topic: Miscellaneous Hymns for Sundry Occasions
Notes: Public Domain.
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