I. Blessed Are They That Mourn

SCORE LYRICS - BRAHMS

I. Blessed are They that Mourn

·  Blessed they, blessed, blessed are they that mourn, for they shall have comfort.

·  Blessed they, blessed they, they that mourn, they that mourn, for they shall have comfort, they shall have comfort.

·  They that sow, that sow in tears, they that sow in tears shall reap in joy, in joy, shall reap in joy.

·  Who goeth forth and weepeth, and beareth precious seed, shall doubtless return with rejoicing, and bring his sheaves, bring his sheaves with him.

·  Blessed they, blessed they, blessed are they that mourn, for they shall have comfort.

II. Behold, All Flesh is as the Grass

·  Behold, all flesh is as the grass, and all the goodliness of man is as the flower of grass;

·  For lo, the grass with'reth, and the flower thereof decayeth.

·  Behold, all flesh is as the grass, and all the goodliness of man is as the flower of grass.

·  Now, therefore, be patient, O my brethren, unto the coming of Christ, unto the coming of Christ.

·  See how the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit, the precious fruit, the fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early rain and the latter rain.

·  So be ye patient.

·  Behold, all flesh is as the grass, and all the goodliness of man is as the flower of grass;

·  For lo, the grass with'reth, and the flower thereof decayeth.

·  Behold, all flesh is as the grass, and all the goodliness of man is as the flower of grass;

·  For lo, the grass with'reth, and the flower thereof decayeth.

·  But yet the Lord's word endureth, endureth for evermore.

·  The redeemed of the Lord shall return again, and come rejoicing, come rejoicing, unto Zion.

·  Gladness – joy everlasting – joy upon their heads shall be.

·  Joy and gladness, these shall be their portion, and tears and sighing shall flee, shall flee from them. Joy and gladness, these shall be their portion, and tears and sighing shall flee, shall flee from them.

·  The redeemed of the Lord, the redeemed of the Lord shall return again, and come rejoicing, come rejoicing unto Zion, unto Zion.

·  Gladness – joy everlasting – joy upon their heads shall be.

·  Gladness – joy everlasting – joy upon their heads shall be, joy everlasting.

III. Lord, Make Me to Know

(Baritone solo)

·  Lord, make me to know, know the measure of my days on earth, to consider my frailty, that I must perish, that I must perish.

(Chorus)

·  Lord, make me to know, know the measure of my days on earth, to consider my frailty, that I must perish, that I must perish.

(Solo)

·  Surely, all my days here are as an handbreadth to Thee, and my lifetime is as naught to thee.

(Chorus)

·  Surely, all my days here are as an handbreadth to Thee, and my lifetime, my lifetime, is as naught to thee.

(Solo)

·  Lord, make me to know, know the measure of my days on earth, to consider my frailty, that I must perish, that I must perish.

(Chorus)

·  That I must perish, that I must perish.

(Solo)

·  Verily, mankind walketh in a vain show, and their best state is vanity. Man passeth away like a shadow, he is disquieted in vain, he heapeth up riches, and cannot, and cannot tell who shall gather them.

(Chorus)

·  Verily, mankind walketh in a vain show, and their best state is altogether, altogether vanity.

(Solo)

·  Now, Lord, O, what do I wait for?

(Chorus)

·  Now, Lord, O, what do I wait for? What wait for? Now, Lord, now, Lord, what do I wait for? O, what do I wait for? Lord, what do I wait for?

·  My hope is in Thee, my hope, my hope is in Thee.

·  But the righteous souls are in the hand of God, nor pain nor grief shall nigh them come, pain nor grief, pain nor grief shall nigh them come.

·  But the righteous souls are in the hand of God, nor grief nor pain shall nigh them come, nor grief, nor pain shall nigh them come.

IV. How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place

·  How lovely is Thy dwelling place, O Lord of Hosts, O Lord of hosts, Thy dwelling place, O Lord of Hosts!

·  How lovely is Thy dwelling place, O Lord of hosts.

·  For my soul, it longeth, yea, fainteth; it longeth, yea, fainteth for the courts of the Lord.

·  My soul and body crieth out, yea, for the living God. My soul and body crieth out, yea, for the living God.

·  How lovely is Thy dwelling place, O Lord of Hosts, O Lord of hosts.

·  Thy dwelling place, O Lord of Hosts!

·  Blest are they, O blest are they that dwell within Thy house, they praise Thy name ever more, they praise Thy name evermore. They praise Thee, they praise Thy name evermore.

·  How lovely, how lovely, how lovely is Thy dwelling place.

V. I Will Comfort You

(Soprano solo)

·  Ye now are sorrowful, sorrowful, sorrowful, ye now are sorrowful.

·  Howbeit, howbeit ye shall again behold me, and your heart shall be joyful, and your joy no man, no man taketh from you.

(Chorus)

·  Yea, I will comfort you, as one whom his own mother comforteth, as one whom his own mother comforteth.

(Solo)

·  Look upon me; ye know that for a little time labour and sorrow were mine, but at the last I have found comfort.

(Chorus)

·  Yea, I will comfort you.

(Solo)

·  Ye know that for a little time labour and sorrow were mine, but at the last I have found comfort.

(Chorus)

·  I will comfort you, comfort, comfort you.

(Solo)

·  Ye now are sorrowful, ye now are sorrowful, sorrowful.

·  Howbeit, howbeit ye shall again behold me, and your heart shall be joyful, and your joy no man, no man taketh from you, taketh from you. Ye shall again behold me, shall behold me, shall behold me.

(Chorus)

·  Yea, I will comfort you, as one whom his own mother comforteth, as one whom his own mother comforteth. Yea, I will comfort you, yea, I will comfort you, I will, I will comfort, I will comfort you.

VI. Here on Earth (O Death, Where is Thy Sting)

·  Here on earth have we no continuing place, howbeit, we seek one to come, seek one to come.

·  Here on earth have we no continuing place.

(Baritone solo)

·  Lo, I unfold unto you a mystery. We shall not all sleep when He cometh,

(Chorus)

·  We shall not all sleep when he cometh.

(Solo)

·  but we shall all be changed, all be changed, shall all be changed, in a moment, a moment, in the twinkling of an eye,

(Chorus)

·  But we shall all be changed, shall all be changed.

(Solo)

·  at the sound, the sound of the trumpet.

(Chorus)

·  At the sound, the sound of the trumpet.

·  For the trumpet, the trumpet shall sound, and the dead, the dead shall be raised, be raised incorruptible, incorruptible, and all we shall be changed, changed.

(Solo)

·  Then, then, what of old was written, the same shall be brought to pass.

(Chorus)

·  For death shall be swallowed, swallowed in victory, for death shall be swallowed, swallowed in victory, in victory, yea, in victory.

·  Grave, where is thy triumph? Grave, grave, where is thy triumph?

·  Death, O where is thy sting, thy sting, thy sting, death, O where is thy sting?

·  Death, O where is thy sting, thy sting, thy sting, death, O where is thy sting?

·  Grave, where is thy triumph? Death, where, where is thy sting? Where, where, where, where is thy sting?

·  Worthy are Thou to be praised, Lord of honour and might, for Thou hast earth and heaven created, and for Thy good pleasure all things have their being, and were created.

·  Worthy are Thou to be praised, Lord of honour and might, for Thou hast earth and heaven created, and for Thy good pleasure all things have their being, and were created.

·  Worthy art Thou to be praised, to be praised, Lord of honour and might, art worthy to be praised, Lord of might, art worthy to be praised, art worthy, Lord of honour and might, art worthy to be praised.

·  Worthy art Thou to be praised, Lord of honour and might, Lord of honour, art worthy to be praised, art worthy to be praised, Lord of honour, art worthy, Lord of honour and might,

·  For Thou hast earth and heaven created, for Thou hast earth and heaven created, and for Thy good pleasure all things have their being, and were created.

·  Worthy art Thou to be praised, to be praised, Lord of honour and might, art worthy, Lord, of honour and might,

·  For Thou hast earth and heaven created, for Thou hast earth and heaven created, and for Thy good pleasure all things have their being, and were created.

·  Lord, Thou are worthy; Lord, Thou are worthy; Lord, Thou are worthy, art worthy to be praised, Thou Lord art worthy, Lord of honour and might.

VII. Blessed are the Dead

·  Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth to henceforth. Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth to henceforth.

·  Blessed are the dead, blessed are the dead, the dead which die in the Lord, which die in the Lord from henceforth to henceforth.

·  Saith the spirit, that they rest from their labours, that they rest, they rest from their labours, and that their works follow after them, that they rest from their labours, that they rest, they rest from their labours, and that their works follow after them, follow after them.

·  Saith the spirit, that they rest from their labours, and that their works follow, follow after them.

·  Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth to henceforth. Blessed, blessed are the dead, blessed are the dead, the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth to henceforth.

·  Blessed are the dead, blessed are the dead, blessed, blessed are the dead which die in the Lord, which die in the Lord – blessed, blessed.