The Gospel Awakening ‎#154

154. What Then?

1. After the joys of earth,
After the songs of mirth,
After the hours of light,
After its dream so bright
What then? What then? What then?
Only an empty name,
Only a weary frame,
Only a conscious smart,
Only an aching heart,
Then! then! then!

2. After this empty name,
After this weary frame,
After this conscious smart,
After this aching heart
What then? What then? What then?
Only a sad farewell
To a world we have loved too well;
Only a silent bed
With the forgotten dead,
Then! then! then!

3. After this sad farewell,
To a world we have loved too well,
After this silent bed
With the forgotten dead
What then? what then? What then?
Ah, then the judgment throne!
Ah, then the last hope gone!
Hear what the Scripture saith,
Then an eternal death,
Then! then! then!

Text Information

• First Line: After the joys of earth
• Title: What Then?
• Publication Date: 1888

Tune Information

• Name: [After the joys of earth]
• Composer: C. C. Luther
• Key: D Major