Though death is dead to death he wages war Each death a vict'ry in this lovers' quarrel 'tween sin and death— two partners in the fight to steal mens' lives and lay them in the grave Yes death is dead but still death carries pain As one much-loved slips out beyond our grasp And leaves a hole that never shall be filled Though life and time for us yet linger on Yes death is dead and sin's defeated, too That much made known one Resurrection Day When One who died for sin lay buried in the ground And three days on no longer to be found Yes death is dead and life is sweeter far When lived with hope of life beyond the grave A life for Him who buried death itself To give us life eternally with Him
[Written in honor of my sister-in-law, Jeaneen Blackinton Davis, as she fought a brain tumor that finally stole her life on April 27, 2015.]