Death Is Nothing but a Moment's Rest

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Video Music: Concerto for Organ and Orchestra Op7 no1 mvt2. By George Frideric Handel. Performed by The Advent Chamber Orchestra at the Free Music Archive under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license.

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Death is nothing but a moment's rest
Until the Second Coming of the Lord
When He shall gather to Him of the best
To take them to the place of their reward.
I've felt the power of Jesus in my soul
Shining like a golden sun within,
Melting my hard heart to make me whole,
Burning out the remnants of my sin.
I've felt Him work within me, so I know
The glory that will come when I awake.
I'll sleep just like a child who'll homeward go,
And in my dreams of love great pleasure take.
So do not mourn my death, and do not grieve.
The Lord will come for me: This I believe.

Copyright by Nicholas Gordon. Free for personal or non-commercial use.

Video Music: Concerto for Organ and Orchestra Op7 no1 mvt2. By George Frideric Handel.
Performed by The Advent Chamber Orchestra at the Free Music Archive
under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license.

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