The Book of Worship ‎#434

434. Servant of God, well done!

1 Servant of God, well done!
Rest from thy loved employ:
The battle fought, the victory won,
Enter thy Master's joy.

2 The voice at midnight came;
He started up to hear;
A mortal arrow pierced his frame,
He fell, but felt no fear.

3 At midnight came the cry,
"to meet thy God prepare!"
He woke,--and caught his Captain's eye;
Then, strong in faith and prayer,

4 His spirit with a bound
Left its encumbering clay:
His tent, at sunrise, on the ground
A darkened ruin lay.

5 The pains of death are past;
Labour and sorrow cease;
And life's long warfare closed at last,
His soul is found in peace.

6 Soldier of Christ, well done!
Praise be thy new employ;
And, while eternal ages run,
Rest in thy Saviour's joy.

Text Information

• First Line: Servant of God, well done!
• Meter: S. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1867
• Topic: Death
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

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