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8446 | The Cyber Hymnal#8447 | 8448 |
Text: | The Work Is Thine |
Author (v. 1-2): | S. Preiswerk |
Author (v. 3): | F. von Zaremba |
Translator: | Julius H. Horstmann |
Tune: | [The work is Thine, O Christ, our Lord] |
Composer: | Franz Josef Haydn, 1732-1809 |
Media: | MIDI file |
1 The work is Thine, O Christ, our Lord,
The cause for which we stand;
And being Thine, ’twill overcome
Its foes on every hand.
Yet grains of wheat, before they grow,
Are buried in the earth below;
All that is old doth perish there,
To form a life both new and fair;
So too are we
From self and sin made free.
2 Thro’ suffering Thou, O Christ, did go
Unto Thy throne above;
And leadest now the self same way
Those true in faith and love;
So lead us, then, tho’ sufferings wait,
To share Thy kingdom’s heav’nly state,
Thy death has broken Satan’s might,
And leads the faithful to the light;
Eternal light,
From darkness into light.
3 Thou hast, O Savior, led the way
Thro’ agony and death;
O give, we pray, yet more and more
Thy Spirit’s living breath;
Send messengers o’er land and sea
To bring Thy children all to Thee;
Thy name can save, Thy name makes free;
We consecrate ourselves to Thee
As servants true,
As servants strong and true.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | The work is Thine, O Christ, our Lord |
Title: | The Work Is Thine |
German Title: | Die Sach' Ist Dein, Herr Jesu Christ |
Author (v. 1-2): | S. Preiswerk |
Author (v. 3): | F. von Zaremba |
Translator: | Julius H. Horstmann (1908) |
Language: | English |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | [The work is Thine, O Christ, our Lord] |
Composer: | Franz Josef Haydn, 1732-1809 |
Key: | A♭ Major |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
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MIDI file: | MIDI |
Noteworthy Composer score: | Noteworthy Composer Score |