Hymnal: The Christian Hymn Book
Date: 1865
Compiler: Alexander Campbell
Publisher/Printer: Central Book Concern
First Line: Weep not for the saint that ascends
Topic: The Present and the Future/Life and Death
Writer: L Bacon
Composer:
Meter: 8s and 9s
Tune:
Hymn Number: 1083
Page Number: 640, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsWeep not for the saint that ascends
To partake of the joys of the sky,
Weep not for the seraph that bends
With the worshiping chorus on high.
Weep not for the spirit now crowned
With the garland to martyrdom given,
O weep not for him; he has found
His reward and his refuge in heaven.
But weep for their sorrows, who stand
And lament o'er the dead by his grave-
Who sigh when thy muse on the land
Of their home, far away 'er the wave.
And weep for the nations that dwell
Where the light of the truth never shone,
Where anthems of praise never swell,
And the love of the Lamb is unknown.
Weep not for the saint that ascends
To partake of the joys of the sky;
Weep not for the seraph that bends
With the worhsiping chorus on high;
But weep for the mourners who stand
By the grave of their brother, in tears,
And weep for the people whose land
Still must wait till the day-spring appears.