Author: F. E. Belden Hymnal: The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #930 (1886) Lyrics: 1 Gently, dear Saviour, now we bring
The loved one death has called his own;
With all our griefs to thee we cling,
For unto thee our griefs are known.
2 Thy way is best; and though we weep,
We would not break this calm repose:
Thou givest thy beloved sleep,
And thou hast willed these eyes should close.
3 Blest be the grief that closer binds
Our mourning hearts, O Lord, to thee!
Blest be the faith, in death that finds
A hope of immmortality!
4 Thus dust to dust, and earth to earth,
And ashes cold we lay away
To wait that glad, immortal birth,
The promised resurrection day. Topics: Death and Resurrection Tune Title: BARNES
Gently, dear Saviour, now we bring