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223. Midt i Livet ere vi

1 Midt i Livet ere vi
Udi Dødsens Vaade,
Hvo er den, som os kan fri,
Give Liv og Naade?
Du, Herre Krist, alene.
Saa bitterlig vi angre maa
Al den Synd, os ligger paa,
Hellige Herre Gud, hellige stærke Gud,
Hellige, barmhjertige
Frelsermand, evige Gud!
Lad os ei omkomme i den haarde
Dødsens Nød!
Gud miskunde dig!

2 Midt udi den haarde
Død Gaber Helveds Grunde,
Hvo er den, af saadan Nød
Frir os samme Stunde?
Du, Herre Krist, alene.
Saa hjertelig du ynkes ved
Al vor Synd og Usselhed.
Hellige Herre Gud, hellige stærke Gud,
Hellig, barmhjertige
Frelsermand, evige Gud!
Lad os ei fortvile for den hede
Helveds Ild!
Gud miskunde dig!

3 Midt i denne Rædsels-Port
Synderne os jager,
Hvo er den, som Frygten bort
Fra vort Hjerte tager?
Du, Herre Krist, alene.
Dit dyre Bod det Bud os bær,
At vor Synd udslettet er,
Hellige Herre Gud, hellige stærke Gud,
Hellige barmhjertige
Frelsermand, evige Gud!
Lad os ikke falde fra den rette
Troens Trøst!
Gud miskunde dig!

Text Information
First Line: Midt i Livet ere vi
Translator: Luther
Translator: Landstad
Author: Notker den ældre
Language: Norwegian
Publication Date: 1919
Topic: Fjerde Søndag efter Hellig 3 Kongers Dag: Til Høimesse; Fourth Sunday after Epiphany
Source: Latinsk
Notes: Public Domain.
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