Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#600

600. O Lord of life, where'er they be

1 O Lord of life, where’er they be,
Safe in thine own eternity,
Our dead are living unto thee.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

2 All souls are thine, and here or there,
The faithful rest within thy care;
One providence alike they share.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

3 Thy word is true, thy ways are just;
Above the requiem, 'Dust to dust,'
Shall rise our psalm of grateful trust.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

4 O happy they in God who rest,
No more by fear and doubt oppressed;
Living or dying, they are blest.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

Text Information

• First Line: O Lord of life, where'er they be
• Author: Frederick Lucian Hosmer, 1840 - 1929
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: The Life In Christ: Life Everlasting; The Life In Christ: Commemoration
• Notes: This hymn may also be sung to VICTORY (No. 90)

Tune Information

• Name: VULPIUS (GELOBT SEI GOTT)
• Composer: Melchior Vulpius, c. 1560 - 1615
• Harmonizer: Ernest MacMillan
• Meter: 8 8 8. With Alleluias.
• Key: C Major