446. Jesus Christ, My Sure Defense

1 Jesus Christ, my sure defense
and my Savior, now is living!
Knowing this, my confidence
rests upon the hope he's giving,
though the night of death be fraught
still with many an anxious thought.

2 Jesus, my Redeemer, lives;
I, too, unto life shall waken.
Endless joy my Savior gives;
shall my courage then be shaken?
Shall I fear, or could the head
rise and leave his members dead?

3 No, too closely am I bound
unto him by hope forever;
faith's strong hand the rock has found,
grasped it, and will leave it never.
Even death now cannot part
from its Lord the trusting heart.

4 I am flesh and must return
unto dust, whence I am taken;
but by faith I now discern
that from death I shall awaken
with my Savior to abide
in his glory, at his side.

5 Glorified, I shall anew
with this flesh then be enshrouded;
in this body I shall view
God, my Lord, with eyes unclouded;
in this flesh I then shall see
Jesus Christ eternally.

Text Information
First Line: Jesus Christ, my sure defense
Title: Jesus Christ, My Sure Defense
Author: Otto von Schwerin, 1616-1679
Translator (sts. 1-3): Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878 (alt.)
Meter: 78 78 77
Language: English
Publication Date: 2021
Scripture: ; ; ;
Topic: Easter
Source: Tr. st. 4: The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; Tr. st. 5: Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-Book, 1912, alt.
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: JESUS, MEIN ZUVERSICHT
Composer: Johann Crüger, 1598-1662
Meter: 78 78 77
Key: G Major or modal
Source: Setting: The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941
Copyright: Public Domain



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