951. How peaceful is the grave!

1 How peaceful is the grave!
Where, life's vain tumult past,
Th' appointed house, by Heaven's decree,
Receives us all at last.

2 There earthly troubles cease,
There passions rage no more,
And there the weary pilgrim rests
From all the toils he bore.

3 There all, both small and great,
Partake the same repose;
And there in peace the ashes mix
Of those who once were foes.

4 All, by the hand of death,
Partake a common tomb;
Yet saints shall not forever sleep
Not theirs the sinner's doom.

Text Information
First Line: How peaceful is the grave!
Author: R. Blair
Publication Date: 1886
Topic: Death and Resurrection
Tune Information
Name: THOUGHT
Composer: J. B. Herbert
Meter: S. M.
Key: G Major or modal
Notes: Alternate tunes: #89 or 946.



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