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Text:Shall Man, O God of Light and Life
Author:Timothy Dwight
Tune:ROSEDALE
Composer:George Frederick Root, 1820-1895
Media:MIDI file

6016. Shall Man, O God of Light and Life

1. Shall man, O God of light and life,
Forever molder in the grave?
Canst Thou forget Thy glorious work,
Thy promise, and Thy power to save?

2. But in those silent realms of night,
Shall peace and hope no more arise?
No future morning light the tomb,
Nor daystar gild the darksome skies?

3. Cease, cease, ye vain, desponding fears:
When Christ, our Lord, from darkness sprang,
Death, the last foe, was captive led,
And Heaven with praise and wonder rang.

4. Faith sees the bright, eternal doors
Unfold, to make His children way;
They shall be clothed with endless life,
And shine in everlasting day.

Text Information
First Line: Shall man, O God of light and life
Title: Shall Man, O God of Light and Life
Author: Timothy Dwight (1800)
Meter: LM
Language: English
Source: In his edition of Watts' Psalms, 1800
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: ROSEDALE
Composer: George Frederick Root, 1820-1895
Meter: LM
Incipit: 33335 32423 35433
Key: e♭ minor
Copyright: Public Domain



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