Hymn
Blessed Are the Dead that Die in the Lord
Hear what the voice from heaven proclaims
For all the pious dead!
Sweet is the savour of their names,
And soft their dying bed.
They die in Jesus, and are blest;
How calm their slumbers are!
From sufferings and from woes released,
And freed from every snare:
Till that illustrious morning come,
When all Thy saints shall rise,
And, decked in full immortal bloom,
Attend Thee to the skies.
Their tongues, great Prince of Life, shall join
With their recovered breath,
And all the immortal host ascribe
Their victory to Thy death.
Blessed Are the Dead that Die in the Lord — Text from Methodist Hymn and Tune Book, 1917. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/blessed-are-the-dead-that-die-in-the-lord
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Blessed Are the Dead that Die in the Lord?
The words of Blessed Are the Dead that Die in the Lord were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1917. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including The perfections and providence of God; or, general providence and special grace and Humility and Submission.
Is Blessed Are the Dead that Die in the Lord public domain?
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What is the metre of Blessed Are the Dead that Die in the Lord?
Blessed Are the Dead that Die in the Lord is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, The Incarnation, Calm On the Listening Ear of Night and Love to the Creatures is Dangerous.