- Silently, silently
Sleep the peaceful dead;
Mournfully, sighingly,
Tears o�er them are shed.
Though the dust to dust returneth
Yet their spirits now have gone
To the God of love, who giveth;
And their works do follow on.
- Refrain:
Silently to rest we lay them,
Empty is their house of clay;
Unto God the soul returneth,
Silently to pass away.
- Silently, silently
They are laid to rest,
Free from care, over there,
Dwelling with the blest.
They shall bear no more life�s burdens,
Sickness, sorrow, death, or pain;
In that spirit-land they�re waiting,
Where with Christ their souls shall reign.
- Silently, silently
Crossing o�er the tide,
Hopefully, peacefully,
Gone where saints abide.
Cease thy sorrow and thy weeping;
Brush away the falling tears:
They�re not in the cold grave sleeping,
But they live in endless years.
- Silently, silently
We await His call,
When we�ll rise to the skies,
Victors over all.
In sweet paradise we�ll meet them,
On the morn when Christ shall come
To awaken every nation,
And to take the ransomed home.
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