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Text:O Lord, my God, I cry to Thee!
Tune:GRANT US THY MERCY, FAITHFUL GOD
Composer:B. Waldis

205. O Lord, my God, I cry to Thee!

1 O Lord my God, I cry to Thee!
In my distress Thou helpest me.
My soul and body I commend
Into Thy hands; Thine angel send
To guide me home and cheer my heart,
Since Thou dost call me to depart.

2 O Jesus Christ, Thou Lamb of God,
Once slain to take away our load,
Now let Thy cross, Thine agony,
Avail to save and solace me;
Thy death, to open heaven and there
Bid me the joy of angels share.

3 O Holy Spirit, at the end,
Sweet Comforter, be Thou my friend!
When death and hell assail me sore,
Leave me, O leave me nevermore,
But bear me safely through the strife,
As Thou hast promised, into life!

Text Information
First Line: O Lord, my God, I cry to Thee!
Meter: 8s.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1898
Topic: Christ: Lamb; Sickness, Death, and Burial
Notes: N. Selneccer, 1587. Tr. Winkworth.
Tune Information
Name: GRANT US THY MERCY, FAITHFUL GOD
Composer: B. Waldis
Meter: 8s.
Key: e minor



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