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Play “It Is Not Death to Die”
Free same-meter accompaniment for It Is Not Death to Die (César Malan; George W. Bethune): organ, piano or guitar playing the tune ST. THOMAS (Aaron Williams) in four-part harmony, 5 verses, with the words on screen. Choose the key and speed, add an introduction, project the words on a TV, or practice your own choir part. Made for churches and home groups without a musician.
Sung here to ST. THOMAS (Aaron Williams), a Short Meter (6.6.8.6) tune — not necessarily the tune usually paired with this text. Any tune in the same meter fits the words.
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- 1It is not death to die--
- To leave this weary road,
- And, 'midst the brotherhood on high,
- To be at home with God.
- 2It is not death to close
- The eye long dimmed with tears,
- And wake in glorious repose
- To spend eternal years.
- 3It is not death to bear
- The wrench that sets us free
- From dungeon chain, to breathe the air
- Of boundless liberty.
- 4It is not death to fling
- Aside this sinful dust,
- And rise, on strong exulting wing,
- To live among the just.
- 5Jesus, Thou Prince of life,
- Thy chosen cannot die:
- Like Thee, they conquer in the strife,
- To reign with Thee on high.
About this music
ST. THOMAS — Aaron Williams. Setting: "The Church Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged" (Episcopal), 1905.. The score is from the Open Hymnal Project, copied from Episcopal Hymnal, 1905 Hymn 485.; music and setting are in the public domain. The words above are from the hymnal cited on the It Is Not Death to Die page.
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