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Vain World, Now Farewell
Author: T. H. Kingo, 1634-1703; J. C. Aaberg, 1877-1970 Hymnal: Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary #529 (1996) Meter: 5.11.11.11.11.5.5 Hymnal Title: Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary Topics: Death: A Sleep; Trinity 24 Languages: English
Vain World, Now Farewell
Vain world, fare thee well
Author: J. C. Aaberg; Thomas H. Kingo Hymnal: Hymnal for Church and Home. 4th ed. #d131 (1949) Hymnal Title: Hymnal for Church and Home. 4th ed. Languages: English
Vain world, fare thee well
Vain world, fare thee well!
Author: Thomas Kingo,1634-1703; J. C. Aaberg Hymnal: Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark #21 (1945) Meter: 5.11.11.11.11.5 Hymnal Title: Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark Lyrics:
Vain world, fare thee well!
I purpose no more in thy bondage to dwell;
The burdens which thou hast enticed me to bear,
I cast now aside with their troubles and care.
I spurn thy allurements, which tempt and appall;
’Tis vanity all!
What merit and worth
Hath all that the world puts so temptingly forth!
It is naught but bubbles and tinctured glass,
Loud clamoring cymbals and shrill sounding brass.
What are their seductions which lure and enthrall;
’Tis vanity all!
O honor and gold,
Vain idols which many with worship behold!
False are your affluence, your pleasure and fame;
Your wages are envy, deception and shame,
Your garlands soon wither, your kingdom shall fall;
’Tis vanity all!
O carnal desire,
Thou tempting, consuming and treacherous fire,
That catches like tinder and scorches like flame,
Consigning the victim to sorrow and shame,
Thy honeyest potion is wormwood and gall;
’Tis vanity all!
Then, fare thee farewell,
Vain world, with thy tempting and glamorous spell!
Thy wiles shall no longer my spirit enslave,
Thy splendor and joy are designed for the grave
I yearn for the solace from sorrows and harm
Of Abraham’s arm!
There shall all my years
I bloom like the lily when summer appears;
There day is not ruled by the course of the sun
Nor night by the silvery light of the moon;
Lord Jesus shall shine as my sun every day
In heaven for aye.
Languages: English
Vain world, fare thee well!
