A Song For Souls

Tune: St Fulbert

('Ye choirs of new Jerusalem')

For All Souls Day - Nov. 2nd.

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You blesséd souls, take your repose

Each of you the Lord knows

'Til waking to eternal dawn

Of resurrection morn

 

For you were faithful, you believed

Christ as Saviour received

We who now living, believe same

Have trusted in Christ's name

 

You shall not lose any reward

You the Lord loved, adored

We shall join too, departed [ones] meet

And worship at God's feet

 

Not dark nor gloom, nor mystified

Though you passed on, have died

But wait to wake to eternal

Day, and to blessings full

 

We pray not for dead, purgatory

Alien concept be

'Tis enough while they lived, they fared

In Christ's salvation shared

 

We remember them, penitent

Forgiven, repentant

And each we need to Christ receive

And in Him to believe

 

No spookiness or ghostliness

They simply did confess

Christ Jesus as their Saviour, King

Did to Him worship bring

 

They safe from harm, God's keeping power

Defends them every hour

No powers of hell can them o'ertake

God does not them forsake

 

Then all in earth and heaven shall be

Ever with the Lord see

O bright hope, faith, begone all night

Come, everlasting Light