Text:The Hour of My Departure's Come
Author (attributed to):James Logan
Author (attributed to):Michael Bruce
Tune:HURSLEY
Media:MIDI file

2561. The Hour of My Departure's Come

1. The hour of my departure’s come,
I hear the voice that calls me home;
At last, O Lord, let trouble cease,
Now let Thy servant die in peace!

2. Not in mine innocence I trust;
I bow before Thee in the dust,
And through my Savior’s blood alone
I look for mercy at Thy throne.

3. I leave the world without a tear,
Save for the friends I held so dear;
To heal their sorrows, Lord, descend,
And to the friendless prove a friend.

4. I come, I come at Thy command,
I yield my spirit to Thy hand!
Stretch forth Thy everlasting arms,
And shield me in the last alarms.

5. The hour of my departure’s come,
I hear the voice that calls me home;
At last, O Lord, let trouble cease,
Now let Thy servant die in peace!

Text Information
First Line: The hour of my departure's come
Title: The Hour of My Departure's Come
Author (attributed to): James Logan
Author (attributed to): Michael Bruce
Meter: LM
Language: English
Source: From the Scottish Translations and Paraphrases, 1781
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: HURSLEY
Meter: LM
Incipit: 11117 12321 33332
Key: F Major
Source: Katholisches Gesangbuch (Vienna, Austria: 1774); Adapt­ed from the Met­ric­al Psalt­er, 1855
Copyright: Public Domain



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