Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal ‎#420

420. Why should sorrow ever grieve me?

1 Why should sorrow ever grieve me?
Christ is near,
What can here
E’er of Him deprive me?
Who can rob me of my heaven
That God’s Son,
As mine own,
To my faith hath given?

2 God oft gives me days of gladness,
Shall I grieve
If He give
Seasons too of sadness?
God is good, and tempers ever
Every hurt;
Me desert
Wholly can He never.

3 What is all this life possesseth?
But a hand
Full of sand
That the heart distresseth.
Noble gifts that tire me never,
Christ so free
There gives me
To enjoy forever.

4 Shepherd! Lord! joy's fountain ever,
Thou art mine, I am Thine,
No one can us sever.
I am thine because Thou gavest
Life and blood
For my good,
By Thy death me savest.

5 Thou art mine, I love and own Thee,
Ne'er shall I, Light of joy,
From my heart dethrone Thee.
Let me, let me
Soon behold Thee
Face to face;
Thy embrace,
May it soon enfold me!

Text Information

• First Line: Why should sorrow ever grieve me?
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1880
• Topic: Christian Life and Hope; The Walk of Godliness: Cross and Consolation
• Notes: Author from Index: P. Gerhardt— J. Kelly; Hymn from the German Text: Warum sollt ich mich denn graemen

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