The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 ‎#689

689. O Come Ye Children of Men Mortal

Text Information

• First Line: O come ye children of men mortal (Ach kommet her, ihr Menschen Kinder)
• Title: O Come Ye Children of Men Mortal
• German Title: Ach kommet her, ihr Menschen Kinder
• Author: Christopher Dock, 1689-1771
• Translator: John J. Overholt (1972)
• Meter: 9.8.9.8.8.8.
• Language: English; German
• Publication Date: 1972
• Scripture:
  Psalm 37:37
  ;
  Psalm 37:1-2
  ;
  Isaiah 40:8
• Topic: Book One: Hymns, Songs, Chorales; The Christian School
• Copyright: Translation Copyright © 1972 by The Christian Hymnary Publishers
• Notes: Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace. Ps. 37:37. … Evildoers … shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. Ps. 37:1, 2. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand forever. Is. 40:8.

Tune Information

• Name: WER NUR DEN LIEBEN GOTT LÄSST WALTEN
• Composer: Georg Neumark (1621-1681) (1641)
• Meter: 9.8.9.8.8.8.
• Key: g minor
• Notes: M.M. 96