427

DOLCE DOMUM S. M.

PHOBBB CARY, 1859

R. S. AMBROSE, 1876

4

3. I. One sweet - ly sol - emn thought Comes to me o'er and

o'er; 2. Near my Fa- ther's house, Where ma ny man - sions

be; 3. Near

er the bound of life, Where bur - dens are laid down: 4. But,

ly

ing dark be - tween, Wind - ing down through the night,

er

sea.

Near-er, my home, to - day, am I Than e'er I've been be - fore.
Near - er, to - day the great white throne, Near - er the crys-tal
Near - er, to leave the heav - y cross, Near - er to gain the crown.
There rolls the deep and unknown stream That leads at last to light. A- men.

5 E'en now, perchance, my feet

Are slipping on the brink,
And I, to-day, am nearer bome,-

Nearer than now I think.

6 Father, perfect my trust!

Strengthen my power of faith!
Nor let me stand, at last, alone

Upon the shore of death.

428 GREENWOOD S. M.

Rev. H. A. CÉSAR MALAN, 1832
Tr. Rev. GEORGE W. BETHUNE, 1847

JOSEPH E. SWEKTSBR, 1849

And midst the broth-er-hood on high Το be at home with God.
And wake, in glo - ri - ous

re-pose

To spend e ter - nal years. From dungeon chain, to breathe the air Of boundless lib. er - ty. And rise, on strong ex- ult - ing wing, To live a-mong the just. Like Thee, they conquer in the strife, To reign with Thee on high. A-men.

1. Sleep thy last sleep, Free from care and sor - row; 2. Life's dream is past, All its sin and sad - ness; 3. Tho' we may mourn Those in life the dear - est,

Rest, where none weep,
Bright-ly at last
They shall

re - turn,

Till th’e-ter - nal mor - row; Tho' dark waves roll
Dawns a day of glad - ness: Un der the sod,
Christ, when Thou ap-pear - est: Soon shall Thy volce

O'er the si - lent
Earth, re-ceive our
Com-fort those now

day is things are dy - ing words we

past; Now up - on the far - ther shore Lands the voy
clear; There the work of life is tried By just
eyes, All the love of Christ shall learn At His feet
say;

Left be - hind, we wait in trust For the res

er in

ur

431

BENEVENTO 78. 81.

Rev. John NRWTON, 1974

Arr. from SAMÚBL WEBDE, 179

2. As

1. While with cease-less course the sun Hast - ed through the for

mer year, the wing - ed row flies Speed - i ly the mark to find, 3. Thanks for mer cies past re-ceive; Par - don of

our sins

re- new;

ar

Ma ny souls their race have run, Nev - er - more to meet
As the lightning from the skies Darts, and leaves no trace be
Teach us hence-forth how to live With e ter

ni - ty

in

bere: hind,view;

an

Fixed in
ter nal state, They have done with all

be - low; Swift - ly thus our fleet - ing days Bear us down life's rap id stream; Bless Thy word to young and old; Fill

with Sav - iour's love;

us

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॥

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We lit - tle lon- ger wait, But how lit - tle none can know.
Up-ward, Lord, our spir - its raise, All be- low is but dream.
And when life's short tale is told, May we dwell with Thee a - bove.

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A-men.

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