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O Lord, my God, I cry to Thee!
Author: N. Selnecker Hymnal: The Lutheran Hymnary #585 (1913) Topics: The Last Things Preparation for Death; The Last Things Preparation for Death Lyrics: 1 O Lord, my God, I cry to Thee!
In my distress Thou helpest me.
To Thee myself I now commend:
O swiftly now Thine angel send
To guide me home and cheer my heart,
When Thou dost call me to depart.
2 O Jesus Christ, Thou Lamb of God,
Once slain to take away our load;
Now let Thy cross, Thine agony,
Avail to save and solace me;
Thy death to open heaven, and there
Bid me the joy of angels share.
3 O Holy Spirit, at the end,
Sweet Comforter, be Thou my friend;
When death and hell assail me sore,
Leave me, O leave me nevermore,
But bear me safely through the strife,
As Thou hast promised, into life! Tune Title: [O Lord, my God, I cry to Thee!]
O Lord, my God, I cry to Thee!
O how blest are ye whose toils are ended!
Author: S. Dach Hymnal: The Lutheran Hymnary #596 (1913) Meter: 10.10.5.10 Topics: The Last Things Burial and Resurrection; The Last Things Burial and Ressurection Lyrics: 1 O how blest are ye whose toils are ended!
Who, through death, have unto God ascended!
Ye have arisen
From the cares which keep us still in prison.
2 We are still as in a dungeon living,
Still oppressed with sorrow and misgiving;
Our undertakings
Are but toils and troubles and heart-breakings.
3 Ye, meanwhile, are in your chambers sleeping,
Quiet, and set free from all our weeping;
No cross nor sadness
There can hinder your untroubled gladness.
4 Christ has wiped away your tears forever;
Ye have that for which we still endeavor.
To you are chanted
Songs which yet no mortal ears were granted.
5 Ah! who would then not depart with gladness,
To inherit heaven for earthly sadness?
Who here would languish
Longer in bewailing and in anguish?
6 Come, O Christ, and loose the chains that bind us!
Lead us forth, and cast this world behind us!
With Thee, th'Anointed,
Finds the soul its joy and rest appointed. Tune Title: [O how blest are ye whose toils are ended]
O how blest are ye whose toils are ended!
Tender Shepherd, Thou hast stilled
Author: J. W. Meinhold Hymnal: The Lutheran Hymnary #599 (1913) Meter: 7.8.7.8.7.7 Topics: The Last Things Burial of Children; The Last Things Burial of Children Lyrics: 1 Gentle Shepherd, Thou hast stilled
Now Thy little lamb's brief weeping;
Ah, how peaceful, pale, and mild,
In its narrow bed 'tis sleeping!
And no sigh of anguish sore
Heaves that little bosom more.
2 In this world of pain and care,
Lord, Thou wouldst no longer leave it;
To Thy heavenly meadows fair
Lovingly thou dost receive it.
Clothed in robes of spotless white,
Now it dwells with Thee in light.
3 O Lord Jesus, grant that we
Where may live where it is living,
And the blissful pastures see
That its heavenly food are giving;
Then the gain of death we prove,
Though Thou take what most we love. Tune Title: [Tender Shepherd, Thou hast stilled]
Tender Shepherd, Thou hast stilled
O Son of God, we wait for Thee
Author: Philipp F. Hiller Hymnal: The Lutheran Hymnary #603 (1913) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7.7 Topics: The Last Things Christ's Second Coming; The Last Things Christ's Second Coming Lyrics: 1 O Son of God, we wait for Thee,
We long for Thine appearing,
We know Thou sittest on the throne,
And we Thy name are bearing.
Who trusts in Thee, may joyful be,
And see Thee, Lord, descending
To bring us bliss unending.
2 We wait for Thee, ’mid toil and pain,
In weariness and sighing;
But glad that Thou our guilt hast borne,
And canceled it by dying.
Hence, cheerfully may we with Thee
Take up our cross and bear it,
Till we relief inherit.
3 We wait for Thee; here Thou hast won
Our hearts to hope and duty;
But while our spirits feel Thee near,
Our eyes would see Thy beauty;
We fain would be at rest with Thee
In peace and joy supernal,
In glorious life eternal.
4 We wait for Thee; sure Thou wilt come,
The time is swiftly nearing;
In this we also now rejoice,
And long for Thine appearing.
O bliss ’twill be when Thee we see,
Homeward Thy people bringing,
With transport and with singing! Tune Title: [O Son of God, we wait for Thee]
O Son of God, we wait for Thee
I would not live alway; I ask not to stay
Author: W. A. Muhlenberg Hymnal: The Lutheran Hymnary #580 (1913) Topics: The Last Things Preparation for Death; The Last Things Preparation for Death Lyrics: 1 I would not live alway; I ask not to stay
Where storm after storm rises dark o'er the way;
The few lurid mornings that dawn on us here
Are enough for life's woes, full enough for its cheer.
2 I would not live alway, thus fettered by sin,
Temptation without, and corruption within:
E'en the rapture of pardon is mingled with fears,
And the cup of thanksgiving with penitent tears.
3 I would not live alway; no, welcome the tomb:
Since Jesus hath lain there, I dread not its gloom;
There sweet be my rest, till He bid me arise
To hail Him in triumph descending the skies.
4 Who, who would live alway, away from his God;
Away from yon heaven, that blissful abode,
Where the rivers of pleasure flow o'er the bright plains,
And the noontide of glory eternally reigns?
5 Where the saints of all ages in harmony meet,
Their Savior and brethren transported to greet,
While the anthems of rapture unceasingly roll,
And the smile of the Lord is the feast of the soul. Tune Title: [I would not live alway, I ask not to stay]
I would not live alway; I ask not to stay
Go and let my grave be made
Author: E. M. Arndt Hymnal: The Lutheran Hymnary #588 (1913) Meter: 7.8.7.8.7.7 Topics: The Last Things Burial and Resurrection; The Last Things Burial and Ressurection Lyrics: 1 Go and let my grave be made--
Tired and weary now with straying,
Farewell to the earth I've said,
Heaven's call to peace obeying:
Calls me now the happy rest
Of the angels eve blest.
2 Therefore, earth, farewell I say,
False the hopes from thee we borrow!
Let me now in peace away--
E'en thy very joy is sorrow;
Fleeting is thy beauty's glow,
Vain deceit and empty show!
3 Fare ye well, beloved friends!
Ye whose tears so fast are flowing;
God for all will make amends,
For our griefs are His bestowing:
Mourn not joys that ne'er endure,
Heavenly joys alone are sure.
4 Weep not--lo! my Savior there,
Mercy to my soul revealing;
I, too, have obtained a share
In His heart's deep wounds so healing,
Whence the holy fountain streamed
Which this sinful world redeemed.
5 Weep not--my Redeemer lives--
High above dark earth ascending,
Hope her heavenly comfort gives;
Faith stands by, her shield extending;
Love eternal whispers near,
"Child of God, no longer fear." Tune Title: [Go and let my grave be made]
Go and let my grave be made
It is not death to die
Author: H. A. César Malan Hymnal: The Lutheran Hymnary #592 (1913) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Topics: The Last Things Burial and Resurrection; The Last Things Burial and Ressurection Lyrics: 1 It is not death to die--
To leave this weary road,
And, 'midst the brotherhood on high,
To be at home with God.
2 It is not death to close
The eye long dimmed with tears,
And wake in glorious repose
To spend eternal years.
3 It is not death to bear
The wrench that sets us free
From dungeon chain, to breathe the air
Of boundless liberty.
4 It is not death to fling
Aside this sinful dust,
And rise, on strong exulting wing,
To live among the just.
5 Jesus, Thou Prince of life,
Thy chosen cannot die:
Like Thee, they conquer in the strife,
To reign with Thee on high. Tune Title: [It is not death to die]
It is not death to die
Despair not, O heart, in thy sorrow
Author: A.C. Prudentius; P. Hegelund Hymnal: The Lutheran Hymnary #595 (1913) Topics: The Last Things Burial and Resurrection; The Last Things Burial and Ressurection Lyrics: 1 Despair not, O heart, in thy sorrow,
But hope from God's promises borrow;
Beware, in thy sorrow, of sinning,
For death is of life the beginning.
2 The body is shrouded in mourning;
The garlands, the casket adorning,
Are emblems of hope that betoken,
O death, that thy power is broken.
3 A dearly beloved one hath left us;
God hath in His wisdom bereft us;
But He will not leave us forsaken,--
We know that the dead shall awaken.
4 When dawneth the glorious morrow,
This body, that we view with sorrow,
A glorified form shall be given,
Restored to its spirit in heaven.
5 The seed that in springtime is planted,
Is hid in the ground; but, if granted
A measure of sunshine and showers,
Will spring into fruitage and flowers.
6 A gift to the churchyard we tender,
As dust to the dust we surrender;
Returning the clay to its Maker,
We lay it to rest in God's acre.
7 A soul in that body abided,
A soul that in Jesus confided,
A soul that hath longed for salvation,
And now hath found hope's consumation.
8 O earth, we consign to thy keeping
This body with sorrow and weeping;
In peace to await resurrection,
When it shall arise in perfection.
9 O Christ, our souls' Maker and Lover;
When time and earth's travail are over,
Thou closest the grave's mournful story
And callest Thine own to Thy glory. Tune Title: [Despair not, O heart]
Despair not, O heart, in thy sorrow
Rejoice, rejoice, believers
Author: L. Laurenti Hymnal: The Lutheran Hymnary #602 (1913) Topics: The Last Things Christ's Second Coming; The Last Things Christ's Second Coming Lyrics: 1 Rejoice, rejoice, believers,
And let your lights appear!
The evening is advancing,
And darker night is near.
The Bridegroom is arising,
And soon He draweth nigh;
Up, pray, and watch and wrestle;
At midnight comes the cry!
2 The watchers on the mountain
Proclaim the Bridegroom near;
Go meet Him as He cometh,
With Hallelujahs clear.
The marriage-feast is waiting,
The gates wide open stand;
Up, up ye heirs of glory;
The Bridegroom is at hand!
3 Ye saints, who here in patience
Their cross and sufferings bore,
Shall live and reign for ever,
When sorrow is no more.
Around the throne of glory
The Lamb ye shall behold,
In triumph cast before Him
Their diadems of gold!
4 Our hope and expectation,
O Jesus, now appear;
Arise, Thou Sun so longed for,
O'er this benighted sphere!
With hearts and hands uplifted,
We plead, O Lord, to see
The day of earth's redemption,
That brings us unto Thee! Tune Title: [Rejoice, rejoice, believers]
Rejoice, rejoice, believers
Great God, What do I See and Hear?
Author: William B. Collyer; Unknown Hymnal: The Lutheran Hymnal #604 (1941) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 Topics: The Last Things Judgment Lyrics: 1 Great God, what do I see and hear?
The end of things created;
The Judge of mankind doth appear
On clouds of glory seated.
The trumpet sounds; the graves restore
The dead which they contained before:
Prepare, my soul, to meet Him.
2 The dead in Christ shall first arise
At that last trumpet’s sounding,
Caught up to meet Him in the skies,
With joy their Lord surrounding.
No gloomy fears their souls dismay;
His presence sheds eternal day
On those prepared to meet Him.
3 But sinners, filled with guilty fears,
Behold His wrath prevailing,
For they shall rise and find their tears
And sighs are unavailing;
The day of grace is past and gone;
They trembling stand before His throne,
All unprepared to meet Him.
4 O Christ, who diedst and yet dost live,
To me impart Thy merit;
My pardon seal, my sins forgive,
And cleanse me by thy Spirit.
Beneath Thy cross I view the day
When heav’n and earth shall pass away,
And thus prepare to meet Thee. Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 Languages: English Tune Title: ES IST GEWISSLICH
Great God, What do I See and Hear?
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