Author: Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878; Ernst C. Homburg, 1605-1681 Hymnal: Lutheran Book of Worship #97 (1978) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7.7 Topics: Lent; Lent 5; Lent Lyrics: 1 Christ, the life of all the living,
Christ, the death of death, our foe,
Christ, yourself for me once giving
To the darkest depths of woe:
Through your suff'ring, death, and merit
Life eternal I inherit.
Thousand, thousand thanks are due,
Dearest Jesus, unto you.
2 You have suffered great affliction
And have borne it patiently,
Even death by crucifixion,
Fully to atone for me;
For you chose to be tormented
That my doom should be prevented.
Thousand, thousand thanks are due,
Dearest Jesus, unto you.
3 Then, for all that bought my pardon,
For the sorrows deep and sore,
For the anguish in the garden,
I will thank you evermore;
Thank you for the groaning, sighing,
For the bleeding and the dying,
For that last triumphant cry,
Praise you evermore on high. Languages: English Tune Title: JESU, MEINES LEBENS LEBEN
Christ, the Life of All the Living