Church Book ‎#551

551. O Lord my God, I cry to Thee!

1 0 Lord my God, I cry to Thee!
In my distress Thou helpest me.
To Thee myself I all commend:
O swiftly now Thine angel send
To guide me home, and cheer my heart,
Since Thou dost call me to depart!

2 0 Jesus Christ, Thou Lamb of God,
Once slain to take away our load!
Now let Thy Cross, Thine agony,
Avail to save and solace me;
Thy Death to open heaven, and there
Bid me the joy of angels share.

3 0 Holy Spirit, at the end,
Sweet Comforter, be Thou my Friend!
When death and hell assail me sore,
Leave me, O leave me nevermore,
But bear me safely through the strife,
As Thou hast promised, into Life.

Text Information

• First Line: O Lord my God, I cry to Thee!
• German Title: O Herre Gott, ich ruf zu Dir
• Author: Nicholas Selnecker (1587)
• Translator: Miss Winkworth (1858)
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: Death and Eternity: Preparation for Death; Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity; Twenty Fifth Sunday after Trinity
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tune: #212

Tune Information

• Name: VENI CITO
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: F Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Composer from index: Rev. J. B. Dykes, 1868