The Lutheran Hymnary ‎#513

513. Death in all this world prevaileth

1 Death in all this world prevaileth:
Human life, a summer flower;
Blooms at morn,at even faileth,
But there comes a brighter hour.
When o'er death shall rise victorious,
And appear in forms more glorious,
To a better life restored,
Who have loved and served their Lord.

2 Jesus yielded up His spirit,
And His ransomed people gain
Life eternal by His merit;
Death has armed his sting in vain.
For the unfettered soul ascendeth
To the world which never endeth,
There without a veil to see
God's true face eternally.

3 There is life that knows no sadness,
There, a numberless array,
White-robed denizens of gladness,
Unto God their homage pay:
Choir aloud to choir rejoices,
Seraphs with delighted voices
Holy, holy, holy, sing
To their Triune God and King.

4 There the patriarchs abiding,
There the prophets all have rest,
There the noble twelve residing
In their Master's love are blest;
There the saints in holy splendor
To the Lamb their praises render,
Harping sweet in solemn strains
"Hallelujah! Jesus reigns."

Text Information

• First Line: Death in all this world prevaileth
• Author: J. G. Albinus (1652)
• Meter: 8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7, 7.
• Publication Date: 1913
• Topic: The Church Year: Twenty-sixth Sunday after Trinity; The Church Year: Twenty-fifth Sunday after Trinity; Eternal Life; Resurrection

Tune Information

• Name: [Death in all this world prevaileth]
• Composer: Ludv. M. Lindeman, 1812—87
• Meter: 8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7, 7.
• Key: A♭ Major