Hymns #31
Display Title: Now lay me calmly in the grave First Line: Now lay me calmly in the grave Date: 1891
Hymns #31
1 Now lay we calmly in the grave
This form, whereof no doubt we have
That it shall rise again that day
In glorious triumph o'er decay.
2 And so to earth we hear entrust
What came from dust and turns to dust,
And from the dust shall surely rise
When the last trumpet fills the skies.
3 This soul forever lives in God
Whose grace His pardon hath bestowed,
Who through His Son redeemed us here
From bondage to both sin and fear.
4 So help us, Christ, our Hope in loss,
Thou hast redeemed us by Thy cross
From endless death and misery;
We praise, we bless, we worship Thee.
First Line: | Now lay we calmly in the grave |
Title: | Now Lay We Calmly in the Grave |
German Title: | Nun lasst uns den Leib begraben |
Author: | Michael Weisse (1531) |
Translator: | Catherine Winkworth (1863) |
Meter: | 8.8.8.8 |
Language: | English |
Copyright: | Public Domain |