TLH Hymn 602
It Is Not Death to Die
585-602 Death and Burial
Hymn Text
602. 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
To spend eternal years.
The wrench that sets us free
From dungeon chain, to breathe the air
To spend eternal years.
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.
5. Jesus, Thou Prince of life,
Thy chosen cannot die;
Like Thee, they conquer in the strife
To reign with Thee on high.
Thy chosen cannot die;
Like Thee, they conquer in the strife
To reign with Thee on high.