Northfield Hymnal ‎#49

49. Why Will Ye Die?

1 A great Rock stands in a weary land,
And its shadows fall on the parchéd sand,
And it calls to the trav’ler passing by:
“I will shelter thee here continually.”
Then why will ye die?
Oh! why will ye die?
When the shelt’ring Rock is standing by,
Oh! why! oh! will ye die?

2 A great well lies in a weary land,
And its waters call over life’s rough strand,
That the great Well is deep, with waters rife,
Springing up into everlasting life.
Then why will ye die?
Oh! why will ye die?
When the great deep Well is standing by,
Oh! why! oh! will ye die?

3 A wide Fold stands in a weary land,
And the sheep are call’d on every hand;
And the Shepherd no wand’rer turns away,
But He changes his darkness into day.
Then why will ye die?
Oh! why will ye die?
When the great wide Fold is standing by,
Oh! why! oh! will ye die?

4 A rough Cross stands near a city wall,
Where the Saviour died out of love for all;
Where angels still tell the message blest,
That the way now is plain to endless rest.
Then why will ye die?
Oh! why will ye die?
When the blood-stain’d Cross is standing by,
Oh! why! oh! will ye die?

Text Information

• First Line: A great Rock stands in a weary land
• Title: Why Will Ye Die?
• Author: Rev. Edward Husband
• Refrain First Line: Then why will ye die
• Publication Date: 1904
• Topic: Refuge, Rock

Tune Information

• Name: [A great Rock stands in a weary land]
• Composer: F. M. Lamb