the spir­it flies

The phrase "the spir­it flies" resonates through 3 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“the spir­it flies”· 3 hymns found
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As the sil­ver chord is brok­en,
Which brings us home to God.
Life’s la­bor done, as sinks the clay,

the spir­it flies

Oh, how sweet to be with Je­sus,
And near its Sav­ior shines;
While Heav’n and earth com­bine to say,

The Broken Chord

lyricist: Martha Lippincott, 1911
Composer: Louis Piket
Hymn 1

...As the sil­ver chord is brok­en,

And the spir­it flies back home,

Oh, how sweet to be with Je­sus,...

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As the sil­ver chord is brok­en,

And the spir­it flies back home,

Oh, how sweet to be with Je­sus,

The Broken Chord

Let Unbelievers, Void of Grace

lyricist: Benjamin Beddome (1717–1795)
Composer: From J. T. Nickens, 1910
Hymn 2

...Which brings us home to God.

Dismissed from clay, the spir­it flies,

And near its Sav­ior shines;...

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Which brings us home to God.

Dismissed from clay, the spir­it flies,

And near its Sav­ior shines;

Let Unbelievers, Void of Grace

How Blest the Righteous When He Dies

lyricist: Anna Barbauld, 1809
Composer: Lowell Mason, 1844
Hymn 3

...Life’s la­bor done, as sinks the clay,

Light from its load the spir­it flies,

While Heav’n and earth com­bine to say,...

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Life’s la­bor done, as sinks the clay,

Light from its load the spir­it flies,

While Heav’n and earth com­bine to say,

How Blest the Righteous When He Dies

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