5303. O Short Was His Slumber

1. O short was His slumber; He woke from the dust,
The Savior death’s chain could not hold;
And short, since He rose, is the sleep of the just;
They shall wake, and His glory behold.

2. Dear grave in the garden; hope smiled at its door
Where love’s brightest triumph was told;
Christ lives! and His life will His people restore;
They shall wake, and His glory behold.

Text Information
First Line: O short was His slumber; He woke from the dust
Title: O Short Was His Slumber
Author: Theron Brown, 1832-1914
Meter: 11.8.11.9
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: The words were written for a song-service at the Ruggles Street Church in Boston, Massachusetts.
Tune Information
Name: RUGGLES
Composer: Philip Paul Bliss (1876)
Meter: 11.8.11.9
Incipit: 55433 23465 43517
Key: Dâ™­ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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