Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#449

449. Now lay we calmly in the grave

1 Now lay we calmly in the grave
This form, whereof no doubt we have
That it shall rise again that day,
In glorious triumph o'er decay.

2 And so to earth again we trust
What came from dust, and turns to dust,
And from the dust shall surely rise
When the last trumpet fills the skies.

3 His soul is living now in God,
Whose grace his pardon hath bestowed,
Who through His Son redeemed him here
From bonds of Satan, sin, and fear.

4 His trials and his griefs are past;
A blessed end is his at last;
He bore Christ's yoke and did His will,
And though he died he liveth still.

5 He lives where none do mourn and weep,
And calmly shall this body sleep,
Till God shall death himself destroy,
And raise it into glorious joy.

6 He suffered pain and grief below,
Christ heals him now from all his woe;
For him hath endless joy begun;
He shines in glory like the sun.

7 Then let us leave him to his rest,
And homeward turn, for he is blest;
And we must well our souls prepare,
When death shall come, to meet him there.

8 So help us, Christ, our Hope in loss;
Thou hast redeemed us by Thy cross
From endless death and misery;
We praise, we bless, we worship Thee!

Text Information

• First Line: Now lay we calmly in the grave
• Author: Michael Weisse (1531)
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth (1858)
• Meter: L. M. No. 1
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: Christian Life and Hope: The Consummation: Death and Burial
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate Tunes: HAMBURG, #211, WORDSWORTH, #241 and OLD HUNDREDTH, #434; From the German text: Nun lasst uns den leib begraben

Tune Information

• Name: FEDERAL STREET
• Composer: Henry Kemble Oliver (1832)
• Meter: L. M. No. 1
• Key: F Major
• Notes: Public Domain.