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548. When the last agony draws nigh

1 When the last agony draws nigh,
My spirit sinks in bitter fear:
Courage! I conquer though I die,
For Christ with Death once wrestled here.
Thy strife, O Christ, with death's dark power
Upholds me in this fearful hour.

2 In faith I hide myself in Thee;
I shall not perish in the strife;
I share Thy war, Thy victory,
And death is swallowed up in Life.
Thy strife, O Christ, with death of yore
Hath conquered, and I fear no more.

Text Information
First Line: When the last agony draws nigh
German Title: Kommt on der Tod
Author: John Andew Gramlich (1727)
Translator: Miss Winkworth (1855)
Meter: L. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1890
Topic: Death and Eternity: Preparation for Death; Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity; Twenty Fourth Sunday after Trinity (1 more...)
Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tune: #546
Tune Information
Name: WINKWORTH
Meter: L. M.
Key: d minor
Notes: Now Public Domain. Source from index: Danish? 1569



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