Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal Revised
Date: 1882
Compiler: A I Hobbs et al
Publisher/Printer: Christian Publishing Co
First Line: Go to the grave in all thy glorious prime
Topic: Death/In Prime of Life
Writer: J Montgomery
Composer: T Cook
Meter: 10s
Tune: Go to the Grave
Hymn Number: 584
Page Number: 211, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsGO to the grave in all thy glorious prime,
In full activity of zeal and pow'r;
A Christian can not die before his time;
The Lord's appointment is the servant's hour.
Go to the grave; at noon from labor cease;
Rest on thy sheaves; the harvest task is done;
Come from the heat of battle, and in peace,
Soldier, go home; with thee the fight is won.
Go to the grave; for thee thy Saviour lay
In death's embrace, ere He arose on high;
And all the ransom'd, 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.