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Unter seinem Fittig

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1 Wehrlos und verlassen sehnt sich
Oft mein Herz nach stiller Ruh’;
Doch Du deckest mit dem Fittich
Deiner Liebe sanft mich zu.

Refrain:
Unter Deinem sanften Fittich
Find ich Frieden, Trost und Ruh,
Denn Du schirmest mich so freundlich
Schützest mich und deckst mich zu.

2 Drückt mich Kummer, Müh’ und Sorgen,
Meine Zuflucht bist nur Du,
Rettest mich aus allen Ängsten,
Tröstest mich und deckst mich zu. [Refrain]

3 Sicher bin ich und geborgen,
Denn bei Dir ist süße Ruh’;
Mag es auch im Leben stürmen,
Herr, Dein Fittich deckt mich zu. [Refrain]

4 Kommt dann meine letzte Stunde,
Geh’ ich ein zur ew’gen Ruh’;
Und Du deckst mit Deinen Flügeln
Ewiglich Dein Kindlein zu. [Refrain]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #13563

Author: Mary D. James

Mary Dagworthy Yard James USA 1810-1883. Born at Trenton, NJ, she began teaching Sunday school at age 13 in the Methodist Episcopal Church. She married Henry B James, and they had four children: Joseph, Mary, Ann, and Charles.. She became a prominent figure in the Wesleyan Holiness movement of the early 1800s, assisting Phoebe Palmer (also a hymnist) and often leading meetings at Ocean Grove, NJ, and elsewhere. She wrote articles that appeared in the “Guide to holiness”, “The New York Christian advocate”, “The contributor”, “The Christian witness:, “The Christian woman”, “The Christian standard”, and the “Ocean Grove record”. She wrote a biography of Edmund J Yard entitled, “The soul winner” (1883). She… Go to person page >

Translator: Carl Röhl

(no biographical information available about Carl Röhl.) Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Wehrlos und verlassen sehnt sich
Title: Unter seinem Fittig
English Title: In the rifted rock I'm resting
Author: Mary D. James
Translator: Carl Röhl
Language: German
Refrain First Line: Unter deinem sanften Fittig
Copyright: Public Domain

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