Author: E. C. R. Hymnal: The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #1376 (1886) Lyrics: 1 Sorrowful mourner, silently weep;
Weep for thy loved one sleeps her last sleep.
Gaze on the form where beauty once bloomed;
Now in the dust it must be entombed.
Refrain:
Sorrowful mourner, silently weep;
Weep for thy loved one sleeps her last sleep.
2 Bear her away, friends, to her last home;
Peacefully lay her down in the tomb.
Lightly, tread lightly, round the low bed;
Sweetly now sleeps the beautiful dead.
Refrain:
Sorrowful mourner, silently weep;
Weep for thy loved one sleeps her last sleep.
3 Beautiful song-birds, sing round her grave;
Gently ye pine boughs, over her wave;
Blow, ye soft breezes, sweet breath of spring;
Musical rill, your requiem sing.
Refrain:
Soon shall we meet her, weeping no more,
Meet her upon yon beautiful shore. Topics: Bible Songs Funeral Occasions Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:14 Tune Title: SHE SLEEPS HER LAST SLEEP
Sorrowful mourner, silently weep