Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#97

97. Lord, on earth I dwell sad hearted

1 Lord, on earth I dwell sad-hearted,
Here I oft must mourn and sigh;
Wherefore hast Thou then departed,
Why didst Thou ascend on high?
Take me, take me hence with Thee,
Or abide, Lord, still with me;
Let Thy love and gifts be left,
That I be not all bereft.

2 Leave Thy heart still inly near me,
Take mine hence where Thou art gone,
Open heav'n to me, and hear me,
When to Thee I cry alone;
When I cannot pray, O plead
With Thy Father in my stead;
Seated now at God's right hand,
Help us here, Thy faithful band.

3 Worldly joys I cast behind me,
Let me choose the better part,
And though mortal chains yet bind me,
Heav'nward tend my thoughts and heart;
That my time through faith may be
Ordered for eternity;
Till we rise, all perils o'er,
Whither Thou hast gone before.

4 Then return, the promise keeping,
That was made to us of old;
Raise the members that are sleeping,
Gnaw'd of death, beneath the mould;
Judge the evil world that deems
Thy sure words but empty dreams;
And for all our sorrows past
Let us know Thy joy at last.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, on earth I dwell sad hearted
• Author: Caspar Neumann (1700)
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth (1863)
• Meter: No. 39
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: The Church Year: Ascension; Ascension Day
• Notes: From the German Text: Herr, auf Erden muss ich leiden

Tune Information

• Name: LEBENS LEBEN (Jesu, meines Lebens Leben)
• Adapter: Daniel Speer (1692)
• Adapter: Johann David Barth (1719)
• Meter: No. 39
• Key: A♭ Major
• Source: Darmstadt Cantional, 1657