And that, whate'er betide me,
My Savior is at hand,
Through stormy seas to guide me,
And bring me safe to land.
3 I build on this foundation,
That Jesus and His blood
Alone are my salvation,
The true, eternal good;
Without Him, all that pleases
Is valueless on earth;
The gifts I owe to Jesus
Alone my love are worth.
4 My Jesus is my Splendor,
My soul's bright-beaming Sun;
Were He not my Defender
Before God's awful throne,
I never should find favor
And mercy in His sight,
But be destroyed forever,
As darkness by the light.
5 He canceled my offences,
And saved my soul from death;
"Tis He who ever cleanses
Me from my sins through faith.
In Him I can be cheerful,
Bold, and undaunted aye:
In Him I am not fearful,
Of God's great judgment-day.
6 Naught, naught can e'er condemn me, Nor set my hope aside;
Now hell no more can claim me,
Its fury I deride.
No sentence e'er reproves me,
No ill destroys my peace,
For Christ, my Savior, loves me
And screens me with His grace.
7 His Spirit in me dwelleth
And o'er my mind He reigns.
All sorrow He dispelleth
And soothes away all pains.
He crowns His work with blessing,
And helpeth me to cry
"My Father!" without ceasing,
To Him who dwells on high.
8 To mine His Spirit speaketh
Sweet words of holy cheer,
How God, to Him that seeketh
For rest, is always near,
And how He hath erected
A city fair and new,
Where what our faith expected
We evermore shall view.
9 In yonder home doth flourish
My heritage, my lot,
Though here I die and perish,
My heaven shall fail me not.
Though care my life oft saddens
And causeth tears to flow,
The light of Jesus gladdens
And sweetens every woe.
10 Who clings with resolution
To Him whom Satan hates,
Must look for persecution;
For him the burden waits
Of mockery, shame, and losses,
Heaped on his guiltless head;
A thousand plagues and crosses
Shall be his daily bread.
11 All this I am prepared for,
Yet am I not afraid;
By Thee shall all be cared for,
To whom my vows were paid.
Though life and limb it cost me
And everything I have,
Unshaken shall I trust Thee,
Thee never shall I leave.
12 Though earth be rent asunder,
Thou'rt mine eternally;
Not fire, nor sword, nor thunder,
Shall sever me from Thee;
Not hunger, thirst, nor danger,
Not pain nor poverty,
Nor mighty princes' anger,
Shall ever hinder me.
13 No angel, and no gladness,
No throne, no pomp, no show,
No love, no hate, no sadness,
No pain, no depth of woe,
No scheme of man's contrivance,
However small or great,
Shall draw me from Thy guidance,
Nor from Thee separate.
14 My heart for joy is springing, And can no more be sad, "Tis full of mirth and singing, Sees naught but sunshine glad: The Sun that cheers my spirit Is Jesus Christ my King, That which I shall inherit
Hereafter, makes me sing.
L. M. LORD Jesus Christ, true man and God, Who borest anguish, scorn, the rod, And diedst at last upon the tree, To gain Thy Father's grace for me:
2 I pray Thee, through that bitter woe, Let me, a sinner, mercy know,
When comes the hour of failing breath,
And I must wrestle, Lord, with death,
3 When from my sight all fades away,
And when my tongue no more can say,
And when mine ears no more can hear,
And when my heart is racked with fear,
4 When all my mind is darkened o'er,
And human help can do no more;
Then come, Lord Jesus, come with
speed,
And help me in the hour of need.
5 Lead me from this dark vale beneath, And shorten then the pangs of death; All evil spirits drive away,
But let Thy Spirit with me stay,
6 Until my soul the body leave;
Then in Thy hands my soul receive,
And let the earth the body keep,
Till the last day shall break its sleep.
7 Joyful my resurrection be,
Thou in the Judgment plead for me,
And hide my sins, Lord, from Thy face.
And give me life, of Thy dear grace!
8 Implicitly I trust Thee, Lord,
For Thou hast promised in Thy Word: "In truth I tell you, who receives
My Word, and keeps it, and believes,
9 Shall never fall God's wrath beneath, Shall never taste eternal death; Though here he must return to dust, He still is noways therefore lost;
10 For I will with a mighty hand
Deliver him from death's strong band,
And lift him hence that he shall be
Forever in my realm with me,
11 Forever living there in bliss."
O let us not that glory miss!
Dear Lord, forgive us all our guilt,
Help us to wait until Thou wilt
12 That we depart; and let our faith
Be brave, and conquer e'en in death,
Firm resting in Thy sacred Word,
Until we sleep in Thee, our Lord.
8,7,8,7,8,8,7
WHEN my last hour is close at hand,
And I must hence betake me,
Lord Jesus Christ, beside me stand,
Nor let Thy help forsake me;
To Thy blest hands I now commend
My soul, at this my earthly end,
And Thou wilt safely keep it.
2 My sins, dear Lord, disturb me sore,
My conscience cannot slumber;
But though as sands upon the shore,
My sins may be in number,
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