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Go and dig my grave today!
Author: Ernst Moritz Arndt; Catherine Winkworth Hymnal: Lyra Germanica #98 (1861) Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Lyrics:
Go and dig my grave today!
Weary of my wanderings all,
Now from earth I pass away,
For the heavenly peace doth call;
Angel voices from above
Call me to their rest and love.
Go and dig my grave today!
Homeward doth my journey tend,
And I lay my staff away
Here where all things earthly end,
And I lay my weary head
In the only painless bed.
What is there I yet should do,
Lingering in this darksome vale?
Proud and mighty, fair to view,
Are our schemes, and yet they fail,
Like the sand before the wind,
That no power of man can bind.
Farewell, earth, then; I am glad
That in peace I now depart,
For thy very joys are sad,
And thy hopes deceive the heart;
Fleeting is thy beauty's gleam,
False and changing as a dream.
And to you a last good night,
Sun and moon, and stars so dear;
Farewell all your golden light;
I am travelling far from here,
To the splendours of that day
Where ye all must fade away.
Farewell, O ye much-loved friends!
Grief hath smote you as a sword,
But the Comforter descends
Unto them that love the Lord.
Weep not o'er a passing show,
To th' eternal world I go.
Weep not that I take my leave
Of the world; that I exchange
Errors that too closely cleave,
Shadows, empty ghosts that range
Through this world of nought and night,
For a land of truth and light.
Weep not, dearest to my heart,
For I find my Saviour near,
And I know that I have part
In the pains He suffered here,
When He shed His sacred blood
For the whole world's highest good.
Weep not, my Redeemer lives;
Heavenward springing from the dust,
Clear-eyed Hope her comfort gives;
Faith, Heaven's champion, bids us trust;
Love eternal whispers nigh,
"Child of God, fear not to die!" Languages: English
Go and dig my grave today!
Go and dig my grave today!
Author: Catherine Winkworth; Ernst Moritz Arndt Hymnal: Chorale Book for England, The #188 (1863) Meter: 7.8.7.8.7.7 Lyrics:
Go and dig my grave today!
Weary of my ceaseless roaming,
Now from earth I pass away,
Heav'nly peace awaits my coming,
Angel voices from above
Call me to their rest and love.
Go and dig my grave today!
Homeward now my journey tendeth,
And I lay my staff away
Here where all earth's labour endeth,
And I lay my weary head
In the only painless bed.
What is there I yet should do
If in this dark vale I linger?
Proud our schemes, and fair to view,
Yet they melt beneath Time's finger
Like the sand before the wind,
That no power of man can bind.
Farewell, earth, then! I am glad
That I now in peace may leave thee,
For thy very joys are sad,
And thy hopes do but deceive thee;
Fleeting is thy beauty's gleam,
False and changing as a dream.
Sun and moon and stars so bright,
Farewell all your golden splendour!
Here I loved you, but your light
Gladly will I now surrender,
For the glories of that day
Where ye all must fade away.
Farewell, O ye friends I love!
Though awhile ye journey grieving,
Comfort cometh from above
To the hearts in Christ believing;
Weep not o'er a passing show,
To th' eternal world I go.
Weep not that the world I leave,
Mourn not that I am exchanging
Errors that here closely cleave,
Empty ghosts and shadows ranging
Through this world of nought and night,
For a land of truth and light.
Weep not! dearest to my heart
Is my Saviour, He doth cheer me;
And I know that I have part
In his pains, and He is near me;
For He shed His precious blood
For the whole world's highest good.
Weep not, my Redeemer lives!
From the dust, Hope ever vernal
Looks to Heaven and upward strives;
Fearless Faith and Love eternal
Now are softly whispering nigh,
"Child of God, fear not to die!"
Languages: English
Go and dig my grave today!
God And Dig My Grave Today
Author: Ernst M. Arndt; Catherine Winkworth Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #10089 Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 First Line: Go and dig my grave today! Lyrics: 1 Go and dig my grave today!
Weary of my wanderings all,
Now from earth I pass away,
For the heavenly peace doth call;
Angel voices from above
Call me to their rest and love.
2 Go and dig my grave today!
Homeward doth my journey tend,
And I lay my staff away
Here where all things earthly end,
And I lay my weary head
In the only painless bed.
3 What is there I yet should do,
Lingering in this darksome vale?
Proud and mighty, fair to view,
Are our schemes, and yet they fail,
Like the sand before the wind,
That no power of man can bind.
4 Farewell, earth, then; I am glad
That in peace I now depart,
For thy very joys are sad,
And thy hopes deceive the heart;
Fleeting is thy beauty’s gleam,
False and changing as a dream.
5 And to you a last good night,
Sun and moon, and stars so dear;
Farewell all your golden light;
I am travelling far from here,
To the splendors of that day
Where ye all must fade away.
6 Farewell, O ye much-loved friends!
Grief hath smote you as a sword,
But the Comforter descends
Unto them that love the Lord.
Weep not o’er a passing show,
To th’ eternal world I go.
7 Weep not that I take my leave
Of the world; that I exchange
Errors that too closely cleave,
Shadows, empty ghosts that range
Through this world of naught and night,
For a land of truth and light.
8 Weep not, dearest to my heart,
For I find my Savior near,
And I know that I have part
In the pains He suffered here,
When He shed His sacred blood
For the whole world’s highest good.
9 Weep not, my Redeemer lives;
Heavenward springing from the dust,
Clear-eyed Hope her comfort gives;
Faith, Heaven’s champion, bids us trust;
Love eternal whispers nigh,
"Child of God, fear not to die!"
Languages: English Tune Title: ARFON
God And Dig My Grave Today
Go and dig my grave today!
Author: E. M. Arndt; Catherine Winkworth Hymnal: Lyra Germanica #S1-98 (1881) Languages: English
Go and dig my grave today!
Go and dig my grave today
Author: Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878; Ernst Moritz Arndt Hymnal: Lyra Germanica #241 (1856) Languages: English
Go and dig my grave today
