The Cyber Hymnal ‎#2561

2561. The Hour of My Departure's Come

1. The hour of my departure’s come,
I hear the voice that calls me home;
At last, O Lord, let trouble cease,
Now let Thy servant die in peace!

2. Not in mine innocence I trust;
I bow before Thee in the dust,
And through my Savior’s blood alone
I look for mercy at Thy throne.

3. I leave the world without a tear,
Save for the friends I held so dear;
To heal their sorrows, Lord, descend,
And to the friendless prove a friend.

4. I come, I come at Thy command,
I yield my spirit to Thy hand!
Stretch forth Thy everlasting arms,
And shield me in the last alarms.

5. The hour of my departure’s come,
I hear the voice that calls me home;
At last, O Lord, let trouble cease,
Now let Thy servant die in peace!

Text Information

• First Line: The hour of my departure's come
• Title: The Hour of My Departure's Come
• Author (attributed to): James Logan
• Author (attributed to): Michael Bruce
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: From the Scottish Translations and Paraphrases, 1781
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: HURSLEY
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 11117 12321 33332
• Key: F Major
• Source: Katholisches Gesangbuch (Vienna, Austria: 1774); Adapt­ed from the Met­ric­al Psalt­er, 1855
• Copyright: Public Domain