ELHB Hymn 533
It is not death to die
César Malan (1832)
Hymn Text
533. It is not death to die
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1 It is not death to die;
To leave this weary road,
And 'midst the brotherhood on high
To be at home with God.
To leave this weary road,
And 'midst the brotherhood on high
To be at home with God.
2 It is not death to close
The eye long dimmed by tears,
And wake, in glorious repose
To spend eternal years.
The eye long dimmed by tears,
And wake, in glorious repose
To spend eternal years.
3 It is not death to bear
The wrench that sets us free
From dungeon chain, to breathe the air
Of boundless liberty.
The wrench that sets us free
From dungeon chain, to breathe the air
Of boundless liberty.
4 It is not death to fling
Aside this sinful dust,
And rise, on strong exulting wing,
To live among the just.
Aside this sinful dust,
And rise, on strong exulting wing,
To live among the just.
Source noted on Hymnary: Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book #533