Hymn
Victory Over the Fears of Death
O for an overcoming faith,
To cheer my dying hours,
To triumph o’er the monster, Death,
And all his frightful powers.
Joyful with all the strength I have
My quivering lips should sing,
“Where is thy boasted victory, Grave?
And where’s the monster’s sting?”
If sin be pardoned, I’m secure;
Death has no sting beside;
The law gives sin its damning power,
But Christ, my ransom, died.
Now to the God of victory
Immortal thanks be paid,
Who makes us conquerors, though we die,
Through Christ our living Head.
Victory Over the Fears of Death — Text from A Selection of Hymns for Public Worship, 1844. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/victory-over-the-fears-of-death
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Victory Over the Fears of Death?
The words of Victory Over the Fears of Death were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1844. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including Blessed Are the Dead that Die in the Lord and Religion Vain Without Love.
Is Victory Over the Fears of Death public domain?
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What is the metre of Victory Over the Fears of Death?
Victory Over the Fears of Death is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Come, Let Us Join with One Accord, Now that the Sun Is Beaming Bright and The Prospect Joyous.