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My Purchased Files| Text: | Jesus Christ, My Sure Defense |
| Author (attributed to): | Otto von Schwerin |
| Translator: | Catherine Winkworth |
| Translator: | August Crull |
| Tune: | JESUS MEINE ZUVERSICHT |
| Composer: | Johann Crüger |
351. Jesus Christ, My Sure Defense
1. Jesus Christ, my sure defense
And my Savior, now is living!
Knowing this, my confidence
Rests upon the hope he's giving,
Though the night of death be fraught
Still with many an anxious thought.
2. Jesus, my Redeemer lives;
Likewise I to life shall waken.
He will bring me where he is;
Shall my courage then be shaken?
Shall I fear, or could the Head
Rise and leave his members dead?
3. No, too closely I am bound
By my hope to Christ forever;
Faith's strong hand the Rock has found,
Grasped it, and will leave it never;
Even death now cannot part
From its Lord the trusting heart.
4. I am flesh and must return
To the dust, whence I am taken;
But by faith I now discern
How from death I shall awaken
With my Savior to abide
In his glory, at his side.
5. Glorified, I shall anew
With this flesh then be enshrouded;
In this body I shall view
God, my Lord, with eyes unclouded;
In this flesh I then shall see
Jesus Christ eternally.
6. Then take comfort and rejoice,
For his members Christ shall cherish.
Fear not, they will hear his voice;
Dying, they will never perish;
For the very grave is stirred
When the trumpet's blast is heard.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Jesus Christ, my sure defense |
| Title: | Jesus Christ, My Sure Defense |
| German Title: | Jesus meine Zuversicht |
| Author (attributed to): | Otto von Schwerin (1653) |
| Translator: | Catherine Winkworth (1863) |
| Translator: | August Crull (1879) |
| Meter: | 7.8.7.8.7.7 |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Scripture: | |
| Topic: | Ordinary Time: Week 27 |
| Notes: | Text attr. to Otto von Schwerin, court assistant to electress Luise Henriette, from Praxis Pietatis Melica, 5th ed. (1653); sts. 1–3, 6, tr. by Catherine Winkworth, from The Chorale Book for England (1863), st. 4 from The Lutheran Hymnal (1941), st. 5 by August Crull (1879), alt. as in the Lutheran Service Book (2006) |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | JESUS MEINE ZUVERSICHT |
| Composer: | Johann Crüger (1653) |
| Meter: | 7.8.7.8.7.7 |
| Incipit: | 53671 17616 |
| Key: | C Major |
| Notes: | Tune Jesus meine Zuversicht by Johann Crüger, from Praxis Pietatis Melica, 5th ed. (1653); arr. The Lutheran Hymnal (1941). |
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