Church Hymnal for Lutheran Services ‎#113

113. Jesus Christ, my sure Defense

1. JESUS Christ, my sure Defence
And my Saviour, ever liveth;
Knowing this, my confidence
Rests upon the hope it giveth,
Though the night of death be fraught
Still with many an anxious thought.

2. Jesus, my Redeemer, lives!
I, too, unto life must waken;
Endless joy my Saviour gives;
Shall my courage, then, be shaken?
Shall I fear? or could the Head
Rise, and leave His members dead?

3. Nay, too closely am I bound
Unto Him by hope forever;
Faith's strong hand the Rock hath found,
Grasped it, and will leave it never;
Not the ban of death can part
From its Lord the trusting heart.

4. I am only flesh and blood,
And on this corruption senzeth;
But I know my Lord and God
From the grave my body raiseth,
That with Him eternally
In His glory I may be.

5. Glorified I shall again
With this skin then be enshrouded,
In this body I shall then
See my God with eyes unclouded,
In this flesh I then shall see
Jesus Christ eternally.

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus Christ, my sure Defense
• Author: Louise Henreitte v. Brandenbrugh
• Translator: C. Winkworth
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1911
• Topic: Burial; Death And Eternity
• Notes: Mel. Jesus, meine Zuversicht

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