Church Book ‎#550

550. My God, to Thee I now commend

1 My God, to Thee I now commend
My soul; for Thou, O Lord,
Dost live and love me without end,
And wilt perform Thy word.

2 To whom else should I make my plea,
That heavenly life be mine?
All souls, my God, belong to Thee;
My soul is also Thine.

3 Thou gavest my spirit at my birth;
Take back what Thou hast given;
And with the Lord I served on earth,
Grant me to live in heaven.

4 My soul is sprinkled with the Blood
Thy Son hath shed for us,
And in Thy sight is pure and good,
Adorned and radiant thus.

5 Thou my Deliverer wast of yore;
From sin Thou mad'st me free:
Now, faithful God, do Thou, once more
In death deliver me.

6 Thou livest and lovest without end,
And dost perform Thy word:
My parting soul I now commend
To Thee, my God and Lord!

Text Information

• First Line: My God, to Thee I now commend
• German Title: Mein Gott, in Deine Hände
• Translator: Miss Winkworth (1855)
• Author: Philip Frederic Hiller (1765)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: Death and Eternity: Preparation for Death; In near prospect of Death; Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity; Twenty Fourth Sunday after Trinity; Twenty Seventh Sunday after Trinity
• Notes: Alternate tune: #253

Tune Information

• Name: NUN SICH DER TAG GEENDET HAT
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: f minor
• Notes: Source from index: At Darmstadt, 1698