Carols for Easter-Tide Set to Ancient Melodies by the Rev. T. Helmore ... the words Principally in imitation of the original, by the Rev. J. M. Neale |
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| XXIV. | XXIV. Easter Day comes on but slowly.
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XXIV. Easter Day comes on but slowly.
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Easter day comes on but slowly,Easter Eve hath failed wholly;
Dim and faint the tapers burn:
Vainly tow'rds the earthly prison,
Whence the Lord hath not arisen,
Faithful hearts and spirits yearn.
Hear thy doom, O man, and waken:
Dust thou art, of dust wast taken,
And to dust shalt thou return!
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Of the hour that comes to severThee, O man, and earth for ever,
We will speak, and thou shalt learn:
Working final separation,
Changing kindred and relation
For the ashes and the urn.
Hear thy doom, O man, and waken:
Dust thou art, of dust wast taken,
And to dust shalt thou return!
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Grace repelled and life expended,Harvest past and summer ended,
Whither shall the sinner turn?
Righteous meed and final sentence,
Vain resolve and late repentance
Sadly, sadly, shall discern.
Hear thy doom, O man, and waken:
Dust thou art, of dust wast taken,
And to dust shalt thou return!
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Wherefore, man, while yet thou mayest,If thou fastest, if thou prayest,
Earthly care and pleasure spurn:
Dreams that cannot last despising,
And with Christ to-morrow rising,
Seek of heavenly joy to learn.
Hear thy doom, O man, and waken:
Dust thou art, of dust wast taken,
And to dust shalt thou return!
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