"Life is dark without Thee, death with Thee is bright;"
Cool old dead hymn writer I found...thought a few were worth sharing.
Willaim.W How
God’s free mercy streameth over all the world,
And His banner gleameth, by His church unfurled;
Broad and deep and glorious, as the heaven above,
Shines in might victorious His eternal love.
Summer suns are glowing over land and sea;
Happy light is flowing, bountiful and free;
Everything rejoices in the mellow rays;
Earth’s ten thousand voices swell the psalm of praise.
Lord, upon our blindness Thy pure radiance pour;
For Thy lovingkindness we would love Thee more;
And when clouds are drifting dark across the sky,
Then, the veil uplifting, Father, be Thou nigh.
We will never doubt Thee, though Thou veil Thy light;
Life is dark without Thee, death with Thee is bright;
Light of light, shine o’er us on our pilgrim way;
Go Thou still before us to the endless day.
On wings of living light,
At earliest dawn of day,
Came down the angel bright;
And rolled the stone away.
Your voices raise with one accord,
To bless and praise your risen Lord!
To bless and praise your risen Lord!
The keepers watching near,
At that dread sight and sound;
Fell down with sudden fear
Like dead men to the ground.
Then rose from death’s dark gloom,
Unseen by mortal eye,
Triumphant o’er the tomb,
The Lord of earth and sky!
Ye children of the light,
Arise with Him, arise;
See, how the Day-star bright
Is burning in the skies!
Leave in the grave beneath
The old things passed away;
Buried with Him in death,
O live with Him today.
Oh, let your hearts be strong!
For we, like Him, shall rise;
To dwell with Him ere long
In bliss beyond the skies!
We sing Thee, Lord divine,
With all our hearts and powers;
For we are ever Thine;
And Thou art ever ours.
