The Church Hymnal ‎#245b

245b. Let no hopeless tears be shed

1 Let no hopeless tears be shed,
Holy is this narrow bead.
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.

2 Death eternal life bestows,
Open heaven's portal throws.
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.

3 And no peril waits at last,
Him who now away hath past.
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.

4 Not salvation hardly won,
Not the meed for race well run:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.

5 But the pity of the Lord,
Give His child a full reward;
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.

6 Grants the prize without the course,
Crowns, without the battle's force.
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.

7 Christ, when this sad life is done,
Join to us Thy little one.
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.

8 And in Thy own tender love,
Bring us to the ranks above.
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Let no hopeless tears be shed
• Translator: R. F. Littledale
• Meter: 7.7.4.
• Publication Date: 1894
• Topic: Burial of the Dead: For a Child; Burial of the Dead
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: VITA
• Composer: H. J. Gauntlett
• Meter: 7.7.4.
• Key: E Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain.