Despair Not, O Heart

Words and music by Aurelius Clemens Prudentius · tr. O. T. Sanden · 1909

Key of F · 100 BPM · 2/4 · Anticipation,Assurance,Calmness · Jn 14:1-4

Verse 1

Despair not, O heart, in thy sorrow, But hope from God's
promises borrow Beware in thy sorrow, of
sinning For death is of life the beginning.

Verse 2

The body is shrouded in mourning; The garlands, the
casket adorning, Are emblems of hope that be
token, O Death, that thy power is broken.

Verse 3

A dearly belov'd one hath left us; God hath in His
Wisdom bereft us; But He will not leave us for
saken, We know that the dead shall awaken.

Verse 4

When dawneth the glorious morrow, This body that
we view with sorrow, A glorified form shall be
given, Restored to its spirit in heaven.

Verse 5

The seed that in springtime is planted, Is hid in the
ground, but if granted A measure of sunshine and
showers, Will spring into fruitage and flowers;

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