Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal
Date: 1871
Compiler: Under direction of the Christian Hymn-Book Committee
Publisher/Printer: Bosworth Chase & Hall
First Line: Unvail thy bosom faithful tomb
Topic: Present and Future/Life and Death
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer: W Bradbury
Meter: LM
Tune: Rest
Hymn Number: 705
Page Number: 257, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsUnvail thy bosom, faithful tomb;
Take this new treasure to thy trust,
And give these sacred relics room
To slumber in the silent dust.
Nor pain, nor grief, nor anxious fear,
Invade thy bounds; no mortal woes
Can reach the peaceful sleeper here,
While angels watch the soft repose.
So Jesus slept; God's dying Son
Passed through the grave, and bless'd the bed:
Rest here, blest saint, till from his throne
The morning break, and pierce the shade.
Break from his throne, illustrious morn;
Attend O earth, his sovereign word;
Restore thy trust; a glorious form
Shall then arise to meet the Lord.