Far From This World Of Toil And Strife
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Transcript
Far from this world of toil and strife,
He's present with the Lord;
The labours of his mortal life,
End in a large reward
He's present with the Lord;
The labours of his mortal life,
End in a large reward
Memorial Name
Spencer Twelftree
Year of Death
1890
Age
25
Research
From the Hymn, the psalms and hymns of Isaac Watts, Hymn 18.
The final verse:
Far from this world of toil and strife,
They're present with the Lord;
The labors of their mortal life
End in a large reward.
The final verse:
Far from this world of toil and strife,
They're present with the Lord;
The labors of their mortal life
End in a large reward.
References
The full hymn:
Hear what the voice from heav'n proclaims,
For all the pious dead;
Sweet is the savor of their names,
And soft their sleeping bed.
They die in Jesus, and are blest;
How kind their slumbers are!
From suff'rings and from sins released,
And freed from every snare.
Far from this world of toil and strife,
They're present with the Lord;
The labors of their mortal life
End in a large reward.
Hear what the voice from heav'n proclaims,
For all the pious dead;
Sweet is the savor of their names,
And soft their sleeping bed.
They die in Jesus, and are blest;
How kind their slumbers are!
From suff'rings and from sins released,
And freed from every snare.
Far from this world of toil and strife,
They're present with the Lord;
The labors of their mortal life
End in a large reward.
Reference Link
Cemetery
Uley Road Cemetery
Location
Greater Metro Adelaide- South Australia
Year of Memorial
1890’s
Age Range
Young Adult (20 years to 25 Years)
Author Comments
A beautiful hymn.
Author Tags
General
Religious, Poem, Hymn
