Church Book ‎#187

187. Jesus, Thy soul, for ever blest

1 Jesus, Thy soul, for ever blest,
Hath gone among the dead,
And to his peaceful place of rest
The dying thief hath led.

2 And all for us; that when, ere long,
We shall resign our breath,
We may not fear to go among
The unseen shades of death.

3 In death's dark vale I soon must be,
But I will nothing fear;
Thy rod and staff will comfort me;
Thou hast Thyself been there.

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus, Thy soul, for ever blest
• Author: Isaac Williams (1842, a.)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: Easter Eve; Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity; Twenty Fourth Sunday after Trinity
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tune: #224

Tune Information

• Name: DOMINE CLAMAVI
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: f minor
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Composer from index: J. H. Knecht, 1797