Lyra Germanica ‎#38

38. O Glorious Head, Thou livest now!

O Glorious Head, Thou livest now!
Let us Thy members share Thy life;
Canst Thou behold their need, nor bow
To raise Thy children from the strife
With self and sin, with death and dark distress,
That they may live to Thee in holiness?

Earth knows Thee not, but evermore
Thou liv'st in Paradise, in peace;
Oh fain my soul would thither soar,
Oh let me from the creatures cease:
Dead to the world, but to Thy spirit known,
I live to Thee, O Prince of life, alone.

Break through my bonds whate'er it cost,
What is not Thine within me slay,
Give me the lot I covet most,
To rise as Thou hast risen today.
I nought can do, a slave to death I pine,
Work Thou in me, O Power and Life Divine!

Work Thou in me, and heavenward guide
My thoughts and wishes, that my heart
Waver no more nor turn aside,
But fix for ever where Thou art.
Thou art not far from us; who loves Thee well,
While yet on earth in heaven with Thee may dwell.

Text Information

• First Line: O Glorious Head, Thou livest now!
• Title: O Glorious Head, Thou livest now!
• German Title: Verklärtes Haupt nun lebst du
• Author: Gerhardt Tersteegen (1731)
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth (1855)
• Meter: 7,7,7,7,10,10
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1861

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