Lutheran Book of Worship ‎#97

97. Christ, the Life of All the Living

1 Christ, the life of all the living,
Christ, the death of death, our foe,
Christ, yourself for me once giving
To the darkest depths of woe:
Through your suff'ring, death, and merit
Life eternal I inherit.
Thousand, thousand thanks are due,
Dearest Jesus, unto you.

2 You have suffered great affliction
And have borne it patiently,
Even death by crucifixion,
Fully to atone for me;
For you chose to be tormented
That my doom should be prevented.
Thousand, thousand thanks are due,
Dearest Jesus, unto you.

3 Then, for all that bought my pardon,
For the sorrows deep and sore,
For the anguish in the garden,
I will thank you evermore;
Thank you for the groaning, sighing,
For the bleeding and the dying,
For that last triumphant cry,
Praise you evermore on high.

Text Information

• First Line: Christ, the life of all the living
• Title: Christ, the Life of All the Living
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878 (alt.)
• Author: Ernst C. Homburg, 1605-1681
• Meter: 87 87 88 77
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1978
• Topic: Lent; Lent 5; Atonement

Tune Information

• Name: JESU, MEINES LEBENS LEBEN
• Meter: 87 87 88 77
• Key: G Major
• Source: Das grosse Cantionale, Darmstadt, 1687
• Copyright: Setting © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship