The New English Hymnal ‎#412

412. My soul there is a country

1 My soul there is a country
Far beyond the stars,
Where stands a wingèd sentry
All skilful in the wars:

2 There above noise, and danger,
Sweet peace sits crowned with smiles,
And One born in a manger
Commands the beauteous files.

3 He is thy gracious Friend,
And O my soul, awake!
Did in pure love descend,
To die here for thy sake.

4 If thou canst get but thither,
There grows the flower of peace,
The Rose that cannot wither,
Thy fortress and thy ease.

5 Leave then thy foolish ranges,
For none can thee secure
But one who never changes,
Thy God, thy life, thy cure.

Text Information

• First Line: My soul there is a country
• Author: Henry Vaughan, 1622-95
• Meter: 76 76
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1986

Tune Information

• Name: CHRISTUS DER IST MEIN LEBEN
• Harmonizer: J. S. Bach, 1685-1750
• Meter: 76 76
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Melchior Vulpius's Gesangbuch, Weimar, 1609