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Gif mig den frid, som du, o Jesus, gifver

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1 Gif mig den frid, som du, o Jesus, gifver,
Den frid, som ljufligt stillar allt slags strid,
Och gör, att öknen själf en lustgård blifver
Och främlingstiden blott "en liten tid!"

2 En liten tid att kämpa vid din sida,
Hvarunder huldt du hviskar: "Du är min."
En liten tid att så din säd och bida
Den dag, då kärfvarne få samlas in.

3 En liten tid af törst och rop och längtan
Med några droppar blott från lifvets älf,
Och sen ett evigt nog för all min trängtan,
En evig fullhet invid källan själf!

4 En liten tid att hälla lampan färdig,
En liten tid att vänta dig ännu,
Och sen ett evigt juble: "Du är värdig
Att hafva lof och pris och tack, blott du!"


Source: Lutherförbundets Sångbok #S160

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Author: Mrs. T. D. Crewdson

Crewdson, Jane, née Fox, daughter of George Fox, of Perraw, Cornwall, was born at Perraw, October, 1809; married to Thomas Crewdson, of Manchester, 1836; and died at Summerlands, near Manchester, Sept. 14, 1863. During a long illness Mrs. Crewdson composed her works published as:— (1) Lays of the Reformation, 1860. (2) A Little While, and Other Poems (posthumous), 1864. (3) The Singer of Eisenach, n.d.; and (4) Aunt Jane's Verses for Children, 1851. 2nd ed. 1855, 3rd 1871. From these works nearly a dozen of her hymns have come into common use. The best known are, "O for the peace which floweth as a river," and "There is no sorrow, Lord, too light." In addition to these and others which are annotated under their respective first line… Go to person page >

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First Line: Gif mig den frid, som du, o Jesus, gifver
English Title: O for the peace that floweth as a river
Author: Mrs. T. D. Crewdson
Meter: 11.10.11.10
Language: Swedish
Copyright: Public Domain
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