O Lord of life once laid in Joseph's tomb

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O Lord of life once laid in Joseph's tomb

Author: Theodore C. Pease (1893)
Tune: SARUM (Barnby)
Published in 4 hymnals

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1 O Lord of life, once laid in Joseph’s tomb,
Around Thy grave the garden bursts in bloom;
Thy glory breaks the world’s long night of gloom.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

2 Thou for us all didst hang upon the tree;
The burden of our sins was borne by Thee;
Thy stripes have healed, Thy sorrows set us free.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

3 Now all is o’er—Thy toil, Thy grief, Thy pain;
The veil of death by Thee is rent in twain;
Thine earthly loss is our eternal gain.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

4 Henceforth, thro’ hours of ease and days of care,
Help us with Thee our daily cross to bear,
Strong in Thy strength, and brave Thy cup to share.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

5 When through dark vales our lonely pathway lies,
Though hearts may faint, and tears may dim our eyes,
Thy light shall guide our footsteps to the skies.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

6 And when, at last, our work on earth is o’er,
Lead us where Thou hast trod the path before,
Through death to life with Thee forevermore!
Alleluia! Alleluia!

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16518

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Author: Theodore C. Pease

Pease, Theodora Claudius, born at Poughkeepsie, K.Y., 1853; educated at Harvard, and Andover Theo. Seminary, graduating in 1880; ordained to the Congregational ministry 1884; Bartlett Prof, of Sacred Rhetoric and Lecturer on Pastoral Theology 1893,and died the same year. A small memorial vol. containing an essay on the Christian Ministry, Lectures on Homiletics, &c, with Poems and Hymns, was published by Houghton & Mifflin 1894. Of his hymns the following were included in The Pilgrim Hymnal, N.Y., 1904:— 1. Dear Lord, Who once upon the lake. [Peace.] 1890. 2. How blest Thy first disciples, Lord. [Holy Communion.] 1890. 3. Jesus is risen! lift up your glad voices. [Easter.] 1891. 4. Not long on Hermon's holy height. [Vis… Go to person page >

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