The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16133

16133. A Life Together In Love And Troth

1 A life to­ge­ther in love and troth
To man and wo­man is rich in bless­ing,
For joys are great­er when shared by both,
And cares and sor­rows are less dis­tress­ing.
In love abid­ing, in God con­fid­ing:
In God con­fid­ing, the Lord is guid­ing
Your life in Him: your life in Him.

2 It is a bless­ing when large and small
In ev­ery home are as one in spi­rit,
When God is fear­èd by one and all,
And they the love of each other me­rit.
In love abid­ing, in God con­fid­ing:
In God con­fid­ing, the Lord is guid­ing
Your hearth and home, your hearth and home.

3 It is a com­fort to look and pray
To God, the fount of our con­so­la­tion.
He will not leave us when we are gray;
His grace is new to each ge­ne­ra­tion.
In love abid­ing, in God con­fid­ing;
In God con­fid­ing, the Lord is guid­ing
You with His grace, you with His grace.

4 It is so bit­ter for those to part
Who live to­ge­ther in love re­quit­ed.
At home in Hea­ven, each lone­ly heart
With those it loves shall be reu­nit­ed.
In love abid­ing, in God con­fid­ing:
In God con­fid­ing, the Lord is guid­ing
You with His grace, you with His grace.

Text Information

• First Line: A life to­ge­ther in love and troth
• Title: A Life Together In Love And Troth
• Danish Title: Der er saa yndigt at følges ad
• Author: Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig, 1783-1872
• Translator: Paul C. Paulsen
• Language: English
• Source: Tr.: Hymnal for Church and Home (Blair, Neb.: Danish Lutheran Publishing House, 1927)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [A life to­ge­ther in love and troth]
• Composer: Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, 1774-1842
• Key: F Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain