450 | Church Book#451 | 452 |
Text: | Well for him who all things losing |
Author: | Gottfried Arnold |
Translator: | Miss Winkworth |
Tune: | ST. ANDREW |
1 Well for him who all things losing,
Even himself doth count as naught,
Still the one thing needful choosing,
That with all true bliss is fraught!
2 Well for him who all forsaking,
Walketh not in shadows vain,
But the path of peace is taking
Through this vale of tears and pain!
3 O that we our hearts might sever
From earth's tempting vanities,
Fixing them on Him for ever,
In whom all our fulness lies!
4 O that ne'er our eyes might wander
From our God: so might we cease
Ever o'er our sins to ponder,
And our conscience be at peace!
5 Thou Abyss of love and goodness,
Draw us by Thy Cross to Thee,
That our senses, soul and spirit,
Ever one with Christ may be!
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Well for him who all things losing |
German Title: | O der Alles hätt' verloren |
Author: | Gottfried Arnold (1697) |
Translator: | Miss Winkworth (1855) |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1890 |
Topic: | The Christian Life: The Heavenly Spirit; Easter Season, Fifth Sunday; First Sunday after Trinity |
Notes: | Alternate tune: #125 |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ST. ANDREW |
Meter: | 8, 7. |
Key: | G Major |
Notes: | Composer from index: G. A. Macfarren, 1867 |