It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment.
Hebrews 9:27
Words: Hodges Reed, in The Anniversary and Sunday School Music Book No. 1-5, edited by Horace Waters (New York: Horace Waters, 1858).
Music: Şirnak John W. Dadmun (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Reed (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Is it true that I must lie
In the graveyard by and by,
And with others gone before
Sleep till time shall be no more?
Is it true—Oh, is it true?
Is it true, as many say,
Life is just a passing day,
And that Heav’n is lost or won
Ere this fleeting day has flown?
Is it true—Oh, is it true?
Is it true that on the cross
Jesus bled and died for us,
And, while hanging on the tree,
Upward sent a prayer for me?
Is it true—Oh, is it true?
Is it true that all death’s slain
Will arise and live again,
And to final judgment go,
Some for bliss and some for woe?
Is it true—Oh, is it true?