Departed Hymns Lyrics

R.1 GIVE ETERNAL REST

Chorus:
Give them, O Lord, eternal rest
In your light and your peace.

You alone are pure and your justice is eternal,
Your word gives healing and new life.

In your mercy, O Lord, cleanse them
from all human weakness
And grant them your eternal rest.

You are joy, you are peace, you are life
and resurrection.
We exiles turn to you for aid.

R.3 THIS DAY YOU SHALL BE WITH ME / PSALM 114

Chorus-1:
This day, you shall be with me in paradise.

Chorus-2:
I shall walk before the Lord in the land of the living.

I love the Lord for he has heard
My plaintive cry, my supplication.

His ear to me he has inclined,
Throughout my days I shall invoke him.

The snares of death surrounded me,
I found distress and grief before me.

I called upon the name of God:
"O Lord, deliver me from peril."

The Lord is gracious, he is just;
Our God is righteous, full of mercy.

The Lord protects the simple hearts;
For I was helpless and he saved me.

Return, my soul, where lies your peace;
The Lord has kept your feet from falling.

For all the good he did for me,
What shall I render to my Maker?

How precious in the sight of God,
How dear the death of all who love him!

Grant them, O Lord, eternal rest,
And shed your light on them for ever.

R.8 INTO YOUR HANDS, O LORD

Chorus:
Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my soul.

In you, O Lord, do I trust,
leave me not confounded.

Hear me and come to my aid,
free me in your justice.

You are my rock and my strength,
lead me on and guide me.

You are my refuge, O Lord,
and a mighty stronghold.

R.9 ETERNAL REST

Chorus:
Eternal rest, grant to them, O Lord
And let perpetual light shine upon them (him, her).

I will never forget you, my people,
I have carved you on the palm of my hand.
I will never forget you, I will not leave you orphaned,
I will never forget my own.

Does a mother forget her baby?
Or a woman the child within her womb?
Yet even if these forget, yes, even if these forget,
I will never forget my own!

I will gather you from the nations,
I will bring you back into your land.
I will sprinkle clean water.
I will give you new spirit,
You'll be mine for evermore.

R.10 MAY THE ANGELS GO WITH YOU

Chorus:
May the angels go with you,
To the home of God's glory.
May the saints bid you welcome
To the land of the living.

Praise the Lord, all you nations.
Praise the Lord, all you people.
We have witnessed his mercy.
He is faithful for ever.

Praise the Father who made us,
Praise the Son, who redeemed us,
Praise the life-giving Spirit.
Praise one God through all ages!

R.11 A VOICE SPOKE

A voice spoke from heaven: Write down what I say:
"How favoured are those who die in the Lord."

Chorus:
The Spirit says this:"How favoured they are
Whose work is now done, whose good deeds remain!"

A voice spoke from heaven: "How blest those who weep,
For they shall find comfort and joy in the Lord!"

A voice spoke from heaven: "Let death reign no more.
I'll dwell with my people, and wipe every tear."

If we die with Jesus, with Him we shall live.
In Him all our sorrows, in Him all our joys.

In Christ, our redemption, in Jesus, our grace,
In Christ, our salvation, in Jesus, our peace!