Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church ‎#562

562. Make My Calling and Election

1 Make my calling and election,
Jesus, every day more sure;
Keep me under Thy direction,
Till I, through almighty power,
Unto endless glory raised
In Thy mansions shall be placed,
When in thee I end my race,
Weeping shall for ever cease.

2 Amen, yea, my lasting praises,
Jesus, unto Thee are given,
That a place by Thee prepared
Is for me secured in heaven;
Blest my case, ah, truly blessed,
When to heavenly glory raised,
I from pain and sorrow free
Live for evermore with Thee.

Text Information

• First Line: Make my calling and election
• Title: Make My Calling and Election
• Author (stanza 2): Georg H. Loskiel, 1740-1813
• Author (stanza 1): Christian Gregor, 1723-1801 (1778 & 1767)
• Translator (stanza 1): Frederick William Foster, 1760-1835 (1789)
• Translator (stanza 2): John Swertner, 1746-1813 (1789)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1969
• Topic: The Life to Come

Tune Information

• Name: ZURICH
• Composer: Christoph Anton, -1658 (c. 1642)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7.7. Trochaic
• Key: A♭ Major

Tune Information:

Jesu, meines Lebens Leben; (168, A)