1 Thanks, thanks unto God! who in mercy hath spoken The truths which have pierced through the spirit's sad gloom; Whose love with the light of its presence hath broken The darkness which hung o'er the desolate tomb. 2 What now shall affright us? A Father almighty 3 Where now is death's terror? he comes as an angel To carry the spirit away to its rest; 4 May we live ever true to the hopes He hath given, While they shed o'er our path a still holier light; Ever making us nearer and nearer to heaven, |