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Let Me Die Like a Christian

Let the message go forth

Author: D. W. Whittle
Tune: [Let the message go forth]
Published in 2 hymnals

Printable scores: PDF, Noteworthy Composer
Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 Let the mes­sage go forth,
Send it o­ver the earth,
Sound­ing clear­ly and sweet­ly,
Pro­claim­ing the worth
Of a faith that can say,
Meet­ing death on the way:
"Tell them all, I can die like a Chris­tian."

Refrain:
O to die like a Chris­tian,
Who would not die like a Chris­tian?
With Christ by my side, what­so­ev­er be­tide,
Let me me, let me die like a Chris­tian.

2 Un­to Him who de­stroyed
All the sting death em­ployed,
Mak­ing ful­ly and just­ly
The death sen­tence void;
Let us come while we may,
That in death we can say:
"Tell them all, I can die like a Chris­tian." [Refrain]

3 If we trust in His blood,
If we own Him as Lord,
Res­ur­rect­ion and glo­ry
Shall come thro’ His word;
And in death we may sing,
By the grace of death’s King:
"Tell them all, I can die like a Chris­tian." [Refrain]


Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16286

Author: D. W. Whittle

[Also published under the pseudonym El Nathan.]… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Let the message go forth
Title: Let Me Die Like a Christian
Author: D. W. Whittle
Language: English
Refrain First Line: O to die like a Christian
Copyright: Public Domain

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #16286
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)

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The Cyber Hymnal #16286

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