It Is Not Death to Die

It is not death to die

To leave this wea­ry road

And midst the bro­ther­hood on high

To be at home with God.

It is not death to close

The eye long dimmed by tears

And wake

in glo­ri­ous re­pose

To spend eter­nal years.

It is not death to bear

The wrench that sets us free

From dung­eon chain

to breathe the air

Of bound­less li­ber­ty.

It is not death to fling

Aside this sin­ful dust

And rise

on strong ex­ult­ing wing

To live among the just.

Jesus

Thou Prince of Life

Thy chos­en can­not die:

Like Thee

they con­quer in the strife

To reign with Thee on high.