463    8.7.     J. Hart
The Burial of a Saint. 1 Cor. 15. 42-44; 1 John 3. 2

1 Sons of God, by blest adoption,
  View the dead with steady eyes;
  What is sown thus in corruption,
  Shall in incorruption rise;
  What is sown in death’s dishonour,
  Shall revive to glory’s light;
  What is sown in this weak manner,
  Shall be raised in matchless might.

2 Earthy cavern, to thy keeping
  We commit our [brother’s] dust;
  Keep it safely, softly sleeping,
  Till our Lord demand thy trust.
  Sweetly sleep, dear saint, in Jesus;
  Thou with us shalt wake from death;
  Hold he cannot, though he seize us;
  We his power defy by faith.

3 Jesus, thy rich consolations
  To thy mourning people send;
  May we all, with faith and patience,
  Wait for our approaching end.
  Keep from courage, vain or vaunted,
  For our change our hearts prepare;
  Give us confidence undaunted,
  Cheerful hope and godly fear.