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1 Well for him who all things losing,
Even himself doth count as naught,
Still the one thing needful choosing,
That with all true bliss is fraught!
2 Well for him who all forsaking,
Walketh not in shadows vain,
But the path of peace is taking
Through this vale of tears and pain!
3 O that we our hearts might sever
From earth's tempting vanities,
Fixing them on Him for ever,
In whom all our fulness lies!
4 O that ne'er our eyes might wander
From our God: so might we cease
Ever o'er our sins to ponder,
And our conscience be at peace!
5 Thou Abyss of love and goodness,
Draw us by Thy Cross to Thee,
That our senses, soul and spirit,
Ever one with Christ may be!
Source: Church Book: for the use of Evangelical Lutheran congregations #451
First Line: | Well for him who all things losing |
German Title: | O der alles hält' verloren |
Author: | Gottfried Arnold |
Translator: | Catherine Winkworth (1855) |
Meter: | 9.8.9.8 |
Language: | English |
Copyright: | Public Domain |