Text: | When Lying on the Bed of Pain |
Tune: | GERMANY |
Composer: | Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827 |
1 When lying on the bed of pain,
And earth and all its joys are vain,
How sweet, my God to know Thy pow'r
Sustains me in this trying hour.
2 I would Thy holy Word obey
E'en while upon my bed I lie;
I call the elders here, O Lord,
To do according to Thy Word.
3 And while the oil's by faith applied,
o may my soul be sanctified
By the blest unction from above,
And then be filled with heav'nly love.
4 Then shall my cheerful, grateful tongue
In rap'trous strains Thy praise prolong.
My ransom'd soul adore Thy grace
And swifter run the heav'nly race.
5 Or should my days be near their end,
and I through death my steps must wend,
Then, O my Lord, receive me home,
To mingle with the blood washed throng.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | When lying on the bed of pain |
Title: | When Lying on the Bed of Pain |
Meter: | L.M. 8.8.8.8. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1972 |
Scripture: | |
Topic: | Book One: Hymns, Songs, Chorales; Ordinances: Anointing with Oil, Healing |
Source: | a hymn book of the River Brethren, alt., From |
Notes: | Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. Jas. 5:14. |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | GERMANY |
Composer: | Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827 |
Meter: | L.M. 8.8.8.8. |
Key: | B♭ Major |
Notes: | M.M. 88 |