If death should take my breath, my dear,
Shed just a tear for me.
Your time to mourn will not be long;
A day of joy will come along,
Then freed from pain you'll be.
The grave will hold my fleshless bones;
I will return to dust.
My life will be in death's embrace,
A somber room, a lonely place;
To darkness I'll be thrust.
Recall the things that we went through
While still in early bloom.
When we were young and full of hope,
We met with tests and had to cope
But rose above the gloom.
So hold this truth within your heart:
You'll touch my face again.
The Sovereign Lord will soon reveal
That even death to him must kneel,
And I will see you then.