545. I know my end must surely come

1 I know my end must surely come,
But know not when, or where, or how;
It may be I shall hear my doom
To-night, to-morrow, nay, or now;
Ere yet this present hour is fled,
This living body may be dead.

2 Lord Jesus, let me daily die,
And at the last Thy presence give;
Then Death his utmost power may try,
He can but make me truly live.
Then welcome my last hour shall be,
When, where, and how it pleases Thee.

Text Information
First Line: I know my end must surely come
German Title: Ich weiss es wird mein Ende kommen
Author: Solomon Frank (1711)
Translator: Miss Winkworth (1858)
Meter: L. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1890
Topic: Death and Eternity: Preparation for Death; Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity
Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tune: #551
Tune Information
Name: VATER UNSER IN HIMMELREICH
Meter: L. M.
Key: c minor
Notes: Now Public Domain. Composer from index: Luther? 1540



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