Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal Revised
Date: 1882
Compiler: A I Hobbs et al
Publisher/Printer: Christian Publishing Co
First Line: When we the sacred grave survey
Topic: Christ/Advocate
Writer: Unknown Unknown
Composer: I Woodbury
Meter: LM
Tune: Blessing
Hymn Number: 250
Page Number: 093, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsWHEN we the sacred grave survey
In which the Saviour deign'd to lie,
We see fulfill'd what prophets say,
And all the pow'r of death defy.
This empty tomb shall now proclaim
How weak the bands of conquer'd death;
Sure pledge that all who trust His name
Shall rise and draw immortal breath.
Jesus, once number'd with the dead,
Unseals His eyes to sleep no more;
And ever lives their cause to plead,
For whom the pains of death He bore.
Then, though in dust we lay our head
Yet, gracious God, Thou wilt not leave
Our flesh forever with the dead,
Nor lose Thy children in the grave!