Hymn
Resurrection of the Saints
And must this body die?
This mortal frame decay?
And must these active limbs of mine
Lie mould'ring in the clay?
Corruption, earth, and worms,
Shall but refine this flesh,
Till my triumphant spirit comes
To put it on afresh.
God, my Redeemer, lives,
And ever, from the skies,
Looks down and watches all my dust,
Till He shall bid it rise.
Arrayed in glorious grace
Shall these vile bodies shine,
And every shape, and every face,
Look heav'nly and divine.
These lively hopes we owe
To Jesus' dying love;
We would adore His grace below,
And sing His power above.
Dear Lord, accept the praise
Of these our humble songs,
Till tunes of nobler sound we raise
With our immortal tongues.
Resurrection of the Saints — Text from Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal. 9th ed, 1895. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/resurrection-of-the-saints
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Resurrection of the Saints?
The words of Resurrection of the Saints were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1895. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including He Makes My Soul His Care and The Lord My Shepherd Is.
Is Resurrection of the Saints public domain?
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What is the metre of Resurrection of the Saints?
Resurrection of the Saints is in Short Metre (6.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, The Horrors of the Second death, Come, Lord, and tarry not and Lord Jesus, Think on Me.