Church Book ‎#545

545. I know my end must surely come

1 I know my end must surely come,
But know not when, or where, or how;
It may be I shall hear my doom
To-night, to-morrow, nay, or now;
Ere yet this present hour is fled,
This living body may be dead.

2 Lord Jesus, let me daily die,
And at the last Thy presence give;
Then Death his utmost power may try,
He can but make me truly live.
Then welcome my last hour shall be,
When, where, and how it pleases Thee.

Text Information

• First Line: I know my end must surely come
• German Title: Ich weiss es wird mein Ende kommen
• Author: Solomon Frank (1711)
• Translator: Miss Winkworth (1858)
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: Death and Eternity: Preparation for Death; Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity
• Notes: Alternate tune: #551

Tune Information

• Name: VATER UNSER IN HIMMELREICH
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: c minor
• Notes: Composer from index: Luther? 1540