Laudes Domini ‎#577

577. Death of the Righteous

1 How blest the righteous when he dies,--
When sinks a weary soul to rest!
How mildly beam the closing eyes!
How gently heaves the expiring breast!

2 So fades a summer-cloud away;
So sinks the gale when storms are o'er
So gently shuts the eye of day;
So dies a wave along the shore.

3 A holy quiet reigns around,--
A calm which life nor death destroys;
And naught disturbs that peace profound,
Which his unfettered soul enjoys.

4 Life's labor done, as sinks the clay,
Light from its load the spirit flies;
While heaven and earth combine to say,---
"How blest the righteous when he dies!"

Text Information

• First Line: How blest the righteous when he dies
• Title: Death of the Righteous
• Author: Mrs. Anna L. Barbauld
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1888
• Scripture:
  Numbers 23:10
  ;
  Psalm 112:6
• Topic: Death

Tune Information

• Name: ZEPHYR
• Composer: W. B. Bradbury
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: C Major