lirik lagu william billings - germantown

why do we mourn departing friends
or shake at death’s alarms?
’tis but the voice that jesus sends
to call them to his arms

are we not tending upward too
as fast as time can move?
nor would we wish the hours more slow
to keep us from our love

why should we tremble to convey
their bodies to the tomb?
there the dear flesh of jesus lay
and left a long perfume

the graves of all his saints he blessed
and softened еvery bed;
wherе should the dying members rest
but with the dying head?

thence he arose, ascending high
and showed our feet the way;
up to the lord our flesh shall fly
at the great rising day

then let the last loud trumpet sound
and bid our kindred rise;
awake, ye nations under ground;
ye saints, ascend the skies

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