Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal
Date: 1871
Compiler: Under direction of the Christian Hymn-Book Committee
Publisher/Printer: Bosworth Chase & Hall
First Line: Go to the grave in all thy glorious prime
Topic: Present and Future/Life and Death
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer: T Cook
Meter: 10s
Tune: Go to the Grave
Hymn Number: 719
Page Number: 262, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsGo to the grave in all thy glo-rious prime,
A Christian can not die be-fore his time;
In full ac-tiv-i-ty of zeal and power
The Lord's ap-point-ment is the ser-vant's hour.
Go to the grave: at noon from la-bor cease;
Come from the heat of bat-tle, and in peace,
Rest on thy sheaves; the har-vest task is done;
Sol-dier, go home; with thee the fight is won.
Go to the grave; for thee thy Savior lay
In death's embrace, ere he arose on high;
And all the ransomed, by that narrow way,
Pass to eternal life beyond the sky.
Go to the grave-no; take thy seat above;
Be thy pure spirit present with the Lord,
Where thou for faith and hope hast perfect love,
And open vision for the written word.