Turn to dust

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Turn to dust· 5 hymns found
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O’er them soon shall rule the just,
Let my laur­els in obli­vi­on
And all we have to Thee we bring.
Our yearn­ing souls shall fill in the world be­yond the grave.
Why should I make a man my trust?

Turn to dust

God my wait­ing soul shall save,
If my soul, re­newed, is giv­en
Our souls in Heav’n be glo­ri­fied.
Our souls shall soar and sing in man­sions of the just;
Their breath de­parts, their pomp, and pow­er,

Dust to Dust, the Mortal Dies

lyricist: From Psalm 49
Composer: Samuel Webbe, 1792
Hymn 1

...O’er them soon shall rule the just,

All their beau­ty turn to dust;

God my wait­ing soul shall save,...

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O’er them soon shall rule the just,

All their beau­ty turn to dust;

God my wait­ing soul shall save,

Dust to Dust, the Mortal Dies

Lord of Spirits, I Surrender

lyricist: Johann Welhaven, 1859
Composer: Friedrich Reissiger (1809–1883)
Hymn 2

...Let my laur­els in obli­vi­on

Turn to dust, I shall re­joice

If my soul, re­newed, is giv­en...

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Let my laur­els in obli­vi­on

Turn to dust, I shall re­joice

If my soul, re­newed, is giv­en

Lord of Spirits, I Surrender

We Now Have Met to Worship Thee

Composer: Joseph Shoemaker, 1902
Hymn 3

...And all we have to Thee we bring.

That when our bo­dies turn to dust,

Our souls in Heav’n be glo­ri­fied....

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And all we have to Thee we bring.

That when our bo­dies turn to dust,

Our souls in Heav’n be glo­ri­fied.

We Now Have Met to Worship Thee

Come to the Place of Prayer

lyricist: Robert Turnbull (1809–1877)
Hymn 4

...Our yearn­ing souls shall fill in the world be­yond the grave.

Earth with her dreams shall fade, our bo­dies turn to dust;

Our souls shall soar and sing in man­sions of the just;...

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Our yearn­ing souls shall fill in the world be­yond the grave.

Earth with her dreams shall fade, our bo­dies turn to dust;

Our souls shall soar and sing in man­sions of the just;

Come to the Place of Prayer

Praise Ye the Lord, My Heart Shall Join

lyricist: Isaac Watts, 1719
Composer: George Burder, 1774
Hymn 5

...Why should I make a man my trust?

Princes must die and turn to dust;

Their breath de­parts, their pomp, and pow­er,...

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Why should I make a man my trust?

Princes must die and turn to dust;

Their breath de­parts, their pomp, and pow­er,

Praise Ye the Lord, My Heart Shall Join

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