Lutheran Hymnody
The Hymns
DEATH AND BURIAL
594
When My Last Hour Is Close at Hand
John 15: 5
8. 7. 8. 7. 8. 8. 7.
Wenn mein Stündlein vorhanden ist
St. 1–4, Nikolaus Herman, 1562
St. 5, author unknown, 1575
Tr., Catherine Winkworth, 1869, alt.
Wenn mein Stündlein
“Kirchengesäng”
Frankfurt a. M., 1569
com
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at
can
Christ,
leave
bor
slum
tend
not
fort
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death
hence
con
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the
science
sus
me;
row
ber;
me;
the
a
dear
last
pow’r
branch
Lord,
hour
4
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3
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2
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am
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my
rend,
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sore,
hand,
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the
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death
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turb
close
at
of
in
dis
is
me
shall
and
in
de
com
sor
num
fend
fear
fear
sins
death
pain
be
and
of
and
may
fort
grieve
me.
row;
ber,
me.
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in
sure
sands
then,
to
ly
up
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didst
wilt
as
me
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though
side
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cend,
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as
me
the
ior,
on
shore
stand
keep
heav’n
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pre
death,
soul
may
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at
be
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mend
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death
sor
this
row,
er
hath
my
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I
not
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where
when
will
die,
art,
to
quail,
hands
For
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to
of
com
there
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but
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will
think
die
shall
ly.
ing.
eth.
me.
dy
end
hold
safe
when
er
up
it
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men.
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me
me,
end,
with
for
for
ly
earth
borne
won
live
that
my
f’rings,
wilt
hope
nev
shall
keep
The
That
Thy
And
is
life
suf
Thou
5
My spirit I commend to Thee
And gladly hence betake me;
Peaceful and calm my sleep shall be,
No human voice can wake me.
But Christ is with me through the strife,
And He will bear me into life
And open heav’n before me.
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