Church Book ‎#553

553. At length released from many woes

1 At length released from many woes,
How sweetly dost thou sleep!
How calm and peaceful thy repose,
While Christ thy soul doth keep!

2 In earth's wide field thy body now
We sow, which lifeless lies,
In sure and certain hope that thou
More glorious shalt arise.

3 Then rest thee in thy lowly bed,
Nor shall our hearts repine.
Thy toils and woes are finishéd:
A happy lot is thine.

4 The Bridegroom will not long delay;
The Shepherd soon will come,
And take His cherished lamb away
To His eternal home.

5 Blest, who have Jesus' love esteemed
O'er every earthly thing;
For none of all His flock redeemed
Will Jesus fail to bring.

Text Information

• First Line: At length released from many woes
• German Title: Ach, wie so sanst enschläfest du
• Translator: Frances Elizabeth Cox (1841, a.)
• Author: Gottfried Neumann (1736)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: Death and Eternity: Burial; Easter Eve
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tune: #417 or #490

Tune Information

• Name: BELMONT
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: G Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Source from index: English