Death has been swallowed up in victory.
1 Corinthians 15:54
Words: Benjamin Beddome (1717–1795). Published posthumously in Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton & Briggs, 1818), number 784. Victory over Death.
Music: Alleyne J. T. Nickens, 1910 (🔊 pdf nwc).
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If you know Nickens’ full name, or where to get a good picture of him or Beddome (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Let unbelievers, void of grace,
Tremble at death’s alarms;
Fearless we meet its cold embrace,
With Jesus in our arms.
What tho’ the enemy should spread
His terrors all abroad;
Shall that the object be of dread,
Which brings us home to God.
Dismissed from clay, the spirit flies,
And near its Savior shines;
The leprous house demolished lies,
And dust our dust refines.
Death, death is yours, ye saints proclaim
The triumphs of your Lord;
Jesus! oh may the sacred name,
Be loved, revered, adored!