His hand a golden harp is stringing;

And with a voice serene and clear,

His ransomed soul, without a tear,

His Saviour’s praise is singing!

2 And think that all his pains are fled,

His toils and sorrows closed for ever;

While he, whose blood for man was shed,

Has placed upon his servant’s head

A crown that fadeth never!

3 For thus, while round your lowly bier