Solemnly, sweetly, I hear thy voice

Bidding me weep and yet rejoice:

Weep for the loved ones buried beneath,

Rejoice in Him who has conquered death;

Weep for the sorrowing, tempest-tossed,

Rejoice in Him who has saved the lost;

Weep for the sin and sorrow of strife,

Rejoice in the hope of eternal life!