204. 'Tis Sweet to Think of Those at Rest

C.M.
by S.P. Tregelles, 1846
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’Tis sweet to think of those at rest,
 
Who sleep in Christ the Lord,
 
Whose spirits now with Him are blest,
 
According to His Word.
“For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.” (1 Thessalonians 4:14)
“For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better.” (Philippians 1:23)
2
They once were pilgrims here with us;
 
In Jesus now they sleep:
 
And we for them, while resting thus,
 
As hopeless cannot weep.
“Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul.” (1 Peter 2:11)
“For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.” (1 Thessalonians 4:14)
3
How bright the resurrection-morn
 
On all the saints will break!
 
The Lord Himself will then return,
 
His ransomed church to take.
4
Our Lord Himself we then shall see,
 
Whose blood for us was shed,
 
With Him forever we shall be,
 
Made like our glorious Head.
5
We cannot linger o’er the tomb;
 
The resurrection day
 
To faith shines bright beyond its gloom,
 
Christ’s glory to display.
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