The Cyber Hymnal ‎#2857

2857. I Know No Life Divided

1. I know no life divided,
O Lord of life, from Thee;
In Thee is life provided
For all mankind and me:
I know no death, O Jesus,
Because I live in Thee;
Thy death it is which frees us
From death eternally.

2. I fear no tribulation,
Since, whatsoe’er it be,
It makes no separation
Between my Lord and me.
If Thou, my God and Teacher,
Vouchsafe to be my own,
Though poor, I shall be richer
Than monarch on his throne.

3. If, while on earth I wander,
My heart is light and blest,
Ah, what shall I be yonder,
In perfect peace and rest?
O blessèd thought! in dying
We go to meet the Lord,
Where there shall be no sighing,
A kingdom our reward.

Text Information

• First Line: I know no life divided
• Title: I Know No Life Divided
• German Title: O Jesu, meine Sonne
• Author: Karl J. P. Spitta (1833)
• Translator (from German): Richard Massie
• Meter: 76.76 D
• Language: English
• Source: Psalter und Harfe (Pirna: 1833); Translation in Lyra Domestica, 1860, page 66
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Massie's original title was "O Blessed Sun, Whose Splendour;" the text below is from verses 4-6. Alternate tune: SPITTA , Hart P. Danks, 1834-1903

Tune Information

• Name: BENTLEY
• Composer: John Pyke Hullah (1867)
• Meter: 76.76 D
• Incipit: 32346 65175 46533
• Key: D♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain