Lord Jesus, let your angels come,
when I must die, to bear me home,
my soul to heaven taking.
My resting body safely keep
secure in gentle painless sleep,
till earth's last great awaking.
Then raise me, Lord, that I may be
with you in joy, and always see,
O Son of God, your glorious face,
my Saviour, and my fount of grace.
Lord Jesus Christ,
O grant to me, grant this to me,
I'll sing your praise eternally.
My thoughts on Congregational Song in the Catholic Church, and some of my own doggeral and verse.
"Sing lustily and with good courage. Beware of singing as if you were half dead, or half asleep; but lift up your voice with strength." (John Wesley)
Monday, 10 September 2007
Herzlich Lieb: "Lord Jesus, let your angels come"
Here is a song that I wish to be sung at the Committal at my funeral. It is the third verse from Martin Schalling's hymn "Herzlich lieb hab ich dich, O Herr" (LH 385), as reworked by the LCA's Hymnody Dept. I sang it at my grandmother's funeral.
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