Wartburg Hymnal ‎#365

365. O how blest are ye whose toils are ended!

1 O how blest are ye whose toils are ended!
Who, through death, have unto God ascended!
Ye have arisen
From the cares which keep us still in prison.

2 Christ has wiped away their tears forever;
Ye have that for which we still endeavor;
To you are chanted
Songs that ne'er to mortal ears were granted.

3 Ah! who would then not depart with gladness,
To inherit heaven for earthly sadness?
Who here would languish
Longer in bewailing and in anguish?

4 Come, 0 Christ, and loose the chains that bind us!
Lead us forth, and cast this world behind us!
With Thee, th'Anointed,
Finds the soul its joy and rest appointed.

Text Information

• First Line: O how blest are ye whose toils are ended!
• Translator: H. W. Longfellow
• Author: S. Dach
• Publication Date: 1918
• Topic: Life Eternal
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Translated from "O wie selig seid ihr doch, ihr Frommen" Tune: O WIE SELIG SEID IHR DOCH

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