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To Thee, O Lord, I yield my spirit

Author: L. R. Senft von Pilsach Meter: 9.8.9.8.8.8 Appears in 7 hymnals Topics: The Last Things Preparation for Death; The Last Things Preparation for Death Lyrics: To Thee, O Lord, I yield my spirit, Who break'st in love this mortal chain; My life I but from Thee inherit, And death becomes my chiefest gain. In Thee I live, in Thee I die, Content, for Thou art ever nigh. Used With Tune: [To Thee, O Lord, I yield my spirit]

Jesus, Let My Final Rest

Author: Ernest William Olson Meter: 7.8.8.7 Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: Last Things Death and Burial Lyrics: 1 Jesus, let my final rest From myself and this world's bondage, From the storms on life's rough voyage, Be within Thy gracious breast. 2 From a world of stress and strife Hide me, O my Saviour, hide me; Through the narrow gateway guide me, Leading to eternal life. 3 To Thy bosom gently prest, I am ready when Thou take me, So a humble place Thou make me In the mansions of the blest. Amen. Used With Tune: FINAL REST Text Sources: Stanza 1, source unknown.

Brief life is here our portion

Author: Bernard of Cluny Appears in 247 hymnals Topics: The Last Things The Heavenly Home; The Last Things The Heavenly Home Lyrics: 1 Brief life is here our portion; Brief sorrow, short-lived care; The life that knows no ending, The tearless life is there. O happy retribution! Short toil, eternal rest; For mortals, and for sinners A mansion with the blest! 2 And now we fight the battle, But then shall wear the crown Of full and everlasting And passionless renown; And now we watch and struggle, And now we live in hope, And Zion in her anguish With Babylon must cope; 3 But He whom now we trust in Shall then be seen and known; And they that know and see Him Shall have Him for their own. The morning shall awaken, And shadows shall decay, And each true-hearted servant Shall shine as doth the day. 4 There grief is turned to pleasure, Such pleasure as below No human voice can utter, No human heart can know. There God, our king and portion, In fullness of His grace, Shall we behold for ever, And worship face to face. 5 O sweet and blessed country, The home of God's elect! O sweet and blessed country That eager hearts expect! Jesus, in mercy bring us To that dear land of rest; Who art, with God the Father And Spirit, ever blest. Used With Tune: [Brief life is here our portion]

Jerusalem, Jerusalem

Author: Carolina Vilhelmina (Sandell) Berg, (1832-1903) Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 7 hymnals Topics: Last Things Heaven First Line: Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Thou city ever blest Lyrics: 1 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Thou city ever blest, Within thy portals first I find My safety, peace, and rest. Here dangers always threaten me, My days in strife are spent, And labor, sorrow, worry, grief, That is at best their strength. 2 No wonder, then, that I do long, O blessèd home, for thee, Where I shall find a resting-place, From sin and sorrow free; Where tears and weeping are no more, Nor death, nor pain, nor night, For former things are passed away, In darkness turned to light. 3 Now all for me has lost its charm Which here so much is praised, Since on the cross, through faith, I saw My Saviour Jesus raised. My goal is fixed, one thing I ask, Whate'er the price may be, Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Soon to arrive in thee. Amen. Used With Tune: JERUSALEM

I Know of a Sleep in Jesus' Name

Author: Magnus B. Landstad Meter: 9.8.9.8.9.8 Appears in 17 hymnals Topics: The Last Things Death and Burial Lyrics: 1 I know of a sleep in Jesus' name, A rest from all toil and sorrow; Earth folds in her arms my weary frame And shelters it till the morrow; My soul is at home with God in heav'n, Her sorrows are past and over. 2 I know of a peaceful eventide; And when I am faint and weary, At times with the journey sorely tried, Thro' hours that are long and dreary, Then often I yearn to lay me down And sink into blissful slumber. 3 I know of a morning bright and fair When tidings of joy shall wake us, When songs from on high shall fill the air And God to His glory take us, When Jesus shall bid us rise from sleep-- How joyous that hour of waking! 4 Oh, that is a morning dear to me, And oft, o'er the mountains streaming, In spirit its heav'nly light I see As golden the peaks are beaming. Then sing I for joy like birds at dawn That carol in lofty lindens. 5 God's Son to our graves then takes His way, His voice hear all tribes and nations; The portals are rent that guard our clay, And moved are the sea's foundations. He calls out aloud, "Ye dead, come forth!" In glory we rise to meet Him. 6 O Jesus, draw near my dying bed And take me into Thy keeping And say when my spirit hence is fled, "This child is not dead, but sleeping." And leave me not, Savior, till I rise To praise Thee in life eternal. Amen. Scripture: Revelation 14:13 Used With Tune: DEN SIGNEDE DAG Text Sources: Tr. composite

Blessed are the heirs of heaven

Author: F. G. Klopstock Meter: 8.9.8.8.9.8.6.6.4.4.4.8 Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: The Last Things Burial and Resurrection; The Last Things Burial and Ressurection Lyrics: 1 Blessed are the heirs of heaven, The dead, who die in Christ forgiven, They from their labors have release; Saith the Spirit: they are resting. No sting of death is them molesting, For they have found the home of peace; In peace they sweetly rest, Forever they are blest, Hallelujah! Before God's throne to His dear Son Do follow them their works well done. 2 Glory, honor and thanksgiving, Be unto God the ever-living, And to the Lamb for sinners slain! Ransomed host that now victorious Have won the crown of life all glorious, Extol the Lamb, enthroned to reign! For us Himself He gave, He sank into the grave, He is risen! He went before, death's pathway o'er, We follow to the heavenly shore. 3 Sun nor moon their light are casting Where God in glory everlasting Dispels the gloomy shades of night; Now the wished-for day appeareth, O blessed sight, our souls it cheereth, The Lamb is now our sun and light! No more we weep or moan, The former things are gone, Hallelujah! Death's shades now flee, we rise to see The dayspring of eternity. Used With Tune: [Blessed are the heirs of heaven]

All men Living Are But Mortal

Author: Johann G. Albinus; Catherine Winkworth; Unknown Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7.7 Appears in 4 hymnals Topics: The Last Things Death and Burial Lyrics: 1 All men living are but mortal, Yea, all flesh must fade as grass; Only thro' death’s gloomy portal To eternal life we pass. This frail body here must perish Ere the heav’nly love joys it cherish, Ere it gain the free reward For the ransomed of the Lord. 2 Therefore, when my God doth choose it, Willingly I’ll yield my life Nor will grieve that I should lose it, For with sorrows it was rife. In my dear Redeemer’s merit Peace hath found my troubled spirit, And in death my comfort this: Jesus’ death my source of bliss. 3 Jesus for my sake descended My salvation to obtain; Death and hell for me are ended, Peace and hope are now my gain; Yea, with joy I leave earth’s sadness For the home of heav’nly gladness, Where I shall forever see God, the Holy Trinity. 4 There is joy beyond our telling, Where so many saints have gone; Thousands, thousands, there are dwelling, Worshiping before the throne, There the seraphim are shining, Evermore in chorus joining: "Holy, holy, holy Lord! Triune God, for aye adored!" 5 Patriarchs of sacred story And the prophets there are found; The apostles, too, in glory On twelve seats are there enthroned. All the saints that have ascended Age on age, through time extended, There in blissful concert sing Hallelujahs to their King. 6 O Jerusalem, how glorious Dost thou shine, thou city fair! Lo, I hear the tones victorious Ever sweetly sounding there. Oh, the bliss that there surprises! Lo, the sun of morn now rises, And the breaking day I see That shall never end for me. 7 Yea, I see what here was told me, See that wondrous glory shine, Feel the spotless robes enfold me, Know a golden crown is mine. Thus before the throne so glorious Now I stand a soul victorious, Gazing on that joy for aye That shall never pass away. Amen. Scripture: Isaiah 40:6 Used With Tune: ALLE MENSCHEN MÜSSEN STERBEN

When my last hour is close at hand

Author: N. Hermann Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 Appears in 30 hymnals Topics: The Last Things Preparation for Death; The Last Things Preparation for Death Lyrics: 1 When my last hour is close at hand, Lord Jesus Christ, attend me; Beside my bed, my Savior, stand, To comfort, help, defend me: Into thy hands I will commend My trembling soul at my last end,-- How safe in Thy sweet keeping! 2 Countless as sands upon the shore, My sins are thronging round me; But though they grieve and wound me sore, They cannot yet confound me; My sins are numberless, I know, But o'er them all thy blood doth flow, Thy wounds and death uphold me. 3 Lord, Thou hast joined my soul to Thine, In bonds no power can sever; Grafted in Thee, the living vine, I shall be Thine for ever: Lord, when I die, I die to Thee, Thy precious death hath won for me A life that never endeth. 4 Since Thou hast risen from the grave, The grave cannot detain me; "Christ died,"--"Christ rose again" to save, These words shall still sustain me; For where Thou art, there I shall be, That I may ever live with Thee: This is my joy in dying. 5 To Thee, Lord Jesus Christ, I will With arms outstretched betake me; I sleep in Thee--so sound--so still, No mortal man can wake me! For Jesus Christ, God's Son, I wait To open me the heavenly gate, Which leads to life eternal. Used With Tune: [When my last hour is close at hand]

The Things of the Earth in the Earth Let Us Lay

Author: John Mason Neale Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 13 hymnals Topics: Last Things Death and Burial Lyrics: 1 The things of the earth in the earth let us lay; The ashes with ashes, the dust with the clay: But lift up the heart, and the eyes, and the love, O lift up the soul to the regions above! 2 Since He, the Immortal, hath entered the gate, So, too shall we mortals, or sooner or late: Then stand we on Christ; let us mark Him ascend, For His is the glory and life without end. 3 On earth with His own ones, the Giver of good, Bestowing His blessing, a little while stood; Now nothing can part us, nor distance, nor foes, For lo! He is with us, and who can oppose? 4 So, Lord, we commit this our loved one to Thee, Whose body is dead, but whose spirit is free: We know that through grace, when our life here is o'er, In bliss we shall be with the Lord evermore. Amen. Used With Tune: PAULINA

Hark! the Sound of Holy Voices

Author: Christopher Wordsworth Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 237 hymnals Topics: Last Things Heaven Lyrics: 1 Hark! the sound of holy voices, Chanting at the crystal sea, Halleluia, halleluia, Halleluia, Lord, to Thee! Multitudes which none can number, Like the stars in glory stand, Clothed in white apparel, holding Palms of vict'ry in their hand. 2 They have come from tribulation, And have washed their robes in blood, Washed them in the blood of Jesus; Tried they were, and firm they stood; Mocked, imprisoned, stoned, tormented, Sawn asunder, slain with sword, They have conquered death and Satan By the might of Christ the Lord. 3 Now they reign in heavenly glory, Now they walk in golden light, Now they drink, as from a river, Holy bliss and infinite: Love and peace they taste forever, And all truth and knowledge see In the beatific vision Of the blessèd Trinity. Amen. Used With Tune: SERAPHIM