Presenting: We are Passing Away · Reginald Heber
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Verse 1
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1. Death rides on every passing breeze,
And lurks on every flower;
Each season has its own disease,
Its peril every hour!
And lurks on every flower;
Each season has its own disease,
Its peril every hour!
2. Our eyes have seen the rosy light
Of youth's soft cheek decay;
And fate descend in sudden night
On manhood's middle day.
Of youth's soft cheek decay;
And fate descend in sudden night
On manhood's middle day.
3. Our eye have seen the steps of age
Halt feebly to the tomb;
And yet shall earth our heart engage,
And dreams of days to come?
Halt feebly to the tomb;
And yet shall earth our heart engage,
And dreams of days to come?
4. Then, mortal, turn! thy danger know;
Where'er thy foot can tread,
The earth rings hollow from below,
And warns thee of our dead!
Where'er thy foot can tread,
The earth rings hollow from below,
And warns thee of our dead!
5. Turn, mortal, turn! thy soul apply
To truth divinely given:
The dead, who underneath thee lie,
Shall live for hell or heaven!
To truth divinely given:
The dead, who underneath thee lie,
Shall live for hell or heaven!