Religion
1 Corinthians 15:43: Soon as I render up the ghost
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 13 (1872)
Religion
Soon as I render up the ghost,
The worm on this vile body preys,
Shocking to those who loved it most,
Tis sown in ruinous disgrace,
Loathsome, removed from human sight,
It heavenly dignity receives,
And clothed with robes of purest light,
And glorious as its Maker lives.
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