My life's a shade; my days Apace to death decline; My Lord is life, he'll raise My dust again, e'en mine. Chorus: Sweet truth to me, I shall arise And with these eyes my savior see. My peaceful grave shall keep my bones till that sweet day, I wake from my long sleep, and leave my bed of clay. My Lord his angels shall their golden trumpets sound; At whose most welcome call my grave shall be unbound.... I said sometimes with tears, Ah me! I'm loth to die; Lord, silence thou those fears, my life's with thee on high.... What means my trembling heart, to be thus shy of death ? My life and I shan't part, tho' I resign my breath ....... Then welcome harmless grave; by thee to heav'n I'll go; My Lord, his death shall save me from the flames below......
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