Church Book ‎#548

548. When the last agony draws nigh

1 When the last agony draws nigh,
My spirit sinks in bitter fear:
Courage! I conquer though I die,
For Christ with Death once wrestled here.
Thy strife, O Christ, with death's dark power
Upholds me in this fearful hour.

2 In faith I hide myself in Thee;
I shall not perish in the strife;
I share Thy war, Thy victory,
And death is swallowed up in Life.
Thy strife, O Christ, with death of yore
Hath conquered, and I fear no more.

Text Information

• First Line: When the last agony draws nigh
• German Title: Kommt on der Tod
• Author: John Andew Gramlich (1727)
• Translator: Miss Winkworth (1855)
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: Death and Eternity: Preparation for Death; Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity; Twenty Fourth Sunday after Trinity; Twenty Fifth Sunday after Trinity
• Notes: Alternate tune: #546

Tune Information

• Name: WINKWORTH
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: d minor
• Notes: Source from index: Danish? 1569