Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#452

452. Let thoughtless thousands chose the road

1 Let thoughtless thousands choose the road
That leads the soul away from God;
This happiness, dear Lord, be mine,
To live and die entirely Thine.

2 On Christ, by faith, I fain would live,
From Him, my life, my all receive;
To Him devote my fleeting hours,
Serve Him alone with all my powers.

3 Christ is my everlasting all;
To Him I look, on Him I call;
He will my ev'ry want supply,
In time, and through eternity.

4 Soon will the Lord, my life, appear;
Soon shall I end my trials here;
Leave sin and sorrow, death and pain;
To live is Christ--to die is gain.

5 Soon will the saints in glory meet,
Soon walk through ev'ry golden street,
And sing on ev'ry blissful plain,
To live is Christ--to die is gain.

Text Information

• First Line: Let thoughtless thousands chose the road
• Author: Rev. Joseph Hoskins (1789)
• Meter: L. M. No. 1
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: Christian Life and Hope: The Consummation: Hope of Resurrection and Future Life

Tune Information

• Name: MENDON
• Arranger: Lowell Mason, Mus. Doc. (1852)
• Meter: L. M. No. 1
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: German