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Spiritual Songs

Being the Marrow of the Scripture, in Songs of Praise to Almighty God; from The Old and New Testament. With A Hundred Divine hymns on several Occasions: As now Practised in several Congregations in and about London. The Second Edition; With a Table of Contents. By Benjamin Keach

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HYMN 46. The happy Death of the Godly: Sung at the Funeral of Mr. JOHN TREDWEL.

1

Return to God, your resting place,
ye sinners with all speed;
By Christ, to God you must approach,
for all things you do need.

2

Lord there's no rest for to be found
but in thy self alone;
High Praises therefore forth shall sound
to Thee the holy One!

3

We sing below, but they above,
in Crowns excelling Gold,
Triumph in their eternal bliss,
amazing to behold:

4

And each of them in Majesty
do represent a King;
Yea, Angels like in dignity;
and with the Cherubs sing.

5

Immortal Robes they all have on,
and shine like to the Sun;
Let us prepare to follow them;
our Glass will soon be run,

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6

Death is a sleep, it is a rest
from all our sorrows here;
Let's so believe that we with Christ
in glory may appear.