The New English Hymnal ‎#175

175. Lord, who shall sit beside thee

1 Lord, who shall sit beside thee,
Enthroned on either hand,
When clouds no longer hide thee,
'Mid all thy faithful band?

2 Who drinks the cup of sorrow
Thy Father gave to thee
'Neath shadows of the morrow
In dark Gethsemane;

3 Who on thy Passion thinking
Can find in loss a gain,
And dare to meet unshrinking
Thy baptism of pain.

4 O Jesu, form within us
Thy likeness clear and true;
By thine example win us
To suffer and to do.

5 This law itself fulfilleth,--
Christlike to Christ is nigh,
And, where the Father willeth,
Shall sit with Christ on high.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, who shall sit beside thee
• Author: William Romanis, 1824-99
• Meter: 76 76
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1986
• Topic: St James the Great: July 25th; The Christian Year: Festivals and Other Holy Days: Proper

Tune Information

• Name: CHRISTUS DER IST MEIN LEBEN
• Composer: Melchior Vulpius, 1560-1616
• Arranger: J. S. Bach, 1685-1750
• Harmonizer: J. S. Bach, 1685-1750
• Meter: 76 76
• Key: E♭ Major