Hymn
The Dying Christian
Happy soul, thy days are ended,
All thy mourning days below;
Go, by angel guards attended,
To the sight of Jesus go!
Waiting to receive thy spirit,
Lo! the Saviour stands above,
Shows the purchase of his merit,
Reaches out the crown of love.
Struggle through thy latest passion
To thy dear Redeemer's breast,
To his uttermost salvation,
To his everlasting rest.
For the joy he sets before thee,
Bear a momentary pain;
Die, to live the life of glory;
Suffer, with thy Lord to reign.
The Dying Christian — Text from The Voice of Praise, 1873. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/the-dying-christian
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote The Dying Christian?
The words of The Dying Christian were written by Charles Wesley; the version here was published in 1873. The library holds 105 more hymns by Charles Wesley, including Come, Let Us Join with One Accord and Sinners! Turn, Why Will You Die.
Is The Dying Christian public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Voice of Praise, published in 1873. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of The Dying Christian?
The Dying Christian is in 8.7.8.7 D. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, God Her Everlasting Light, Once to Every Man and Nation and What a Friend We Have in Jesus.