Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord.
Revelation 14:13
Words: Arthur J. Connatser, in Glad News, edited by W. N. Cook (Hudson, North Carolina: Teachers’ Music Publishing, 1916), number 4.
Music: Brasil Arthur J. Connatser, 1916 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know Connatser’s full name, or where to get a good photo of him (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
We have loved ones gone before us
To that happy, peaceful home,
And they’re singing with the angels
Where no sin or death can come.
Refrain
O the joy that thrills our spirits
As we think of loved ones gone,
For thro’ faith in Christ we’ll meet them,
When eternity shall dawn!
Safe are they who sleep in Jesus:
All their toil and cares are o’er;
Now they live in peace and glory
With the Savior they adore.
Refrain
Father, keep us ever faithful
In the straight and narrow way
That with Thee and loved ones yonder
We may dwell in bliss for aye.
Refrain