Death and Resurrection

The living know that they must die

No. 929
Metre L. M.
Tune WINDHAM.
Words Anon.
Music Daniel Read.
Key D minor
Time 3/2 2/2
3 stanzas

Words

The living know that they must die,But all the dead unconscious lie;Their powers of thought and sense are gone,Alike unknowing and unknown.

Their hatred and their love are lost,Their envy buried in the dust;They have no share in all that's doneBeneath the circuit of the sun.

Then what my thoughts design to do,My hands must hasten to pursue;Since no device, nor work is found,Nor faith, nor hope, beneath the ground.

About this hymn

As printed As printed: running head «DEATH AND RESURRECTION.»; hymn number «929» (large), tune name «WINDHAM. L. M.» centred over the music (condensed capitals and small capitals), «DANIEL READ.» at the right in the composer slot (capitals and small capitals). Stanza 1 is interlinear, between the staves, one line per system, with «1.» before «The»: «1. The liv-ing know that they must die, But all the dead un - con-scious lie;» under system 1 and «Their powers of thought and sense are gone, A - like un - know - ing and un - known.» under system 2. The reference line «927, 932.» in italic figures stands centred over stanza 2 (sing also to the tunes of hymns 927 and 932). Stanzas 2 and 3 are printed as text below the music, stanza 2 in the left column and stanza 3 in the right, numbered «2» and «3» without periods (written «2.» and «3.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book); the lines are not indented. «Anon.» in italics after stanza 3. The print sets a thin space before «;» («dust ;», «pursue ;»); it is closed up here. «that's» is printed «that 's» with the printer's curly apostrophe; it is written «that's» with a straight apostrophe (as in the other deliveries). Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's. The copy carries handwritten notes at the head of the hymn (not printed; see uncertainties.md).