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"Ich sage jedem, dass Er lebt.”

2 And what I say, let each this morn
Go tell it to his friend,

That soon in every place shall dawn
His Kingdom without end.

3 Now first to souls who thus awake

Seems earth a Fatherland:
A new and endless life they take
With rapture from His hand.

4 The fears of death and of the grave
Are whelmed beneath the sea,
And every heart, now light and brave,
May face the things to be.

5 The way of darkness that He trod
To heaven at last shall come,
And he who hearkens to His word
Shall reach His Father's home.

Friedrich von Hardenberg. (1772-1801.) 1799.
Tr. by Miss Catherine Winkworth. (1829-) 1858. ab.

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And keep us evermore.

Fulbert of Chartres. (―c. 1029.) Tr. by Robert Campbell. (-1868.) 1850. ab.

Trust in Christ.

1 O JESUS, when I think of Thee, Thy manger, cross, and throne, My spirit trusts exultingly

In Thee, and Thee alone.

2 I see Thee in Thy weakness first;
Then, glorious from Thy shame,
I see Thee death's strong fetters burst,
And reach heaven's mightiest name.

3 In each, a brother's love I trace
By power divine exprest,

One in Thy Father God's embrace,
As on Thy mother's breast.

4 For me Thou didst become a man,
For me didst weep and die;
For me achieve Thy wondrous plan,
For me ascend on high.

5 O let me share Thy holy birth,

Thy faith, Thy death to sin;

And, strong amidst the toils of earth,
My heavenly life begin.

6 Then shall I know what means the strain

Triumphant of Saint Paul:

"To live is Christ, to die is gain;"

"Christ is my all in all."

Rev. George Washington Bethune. (1805-1862.) 1847.

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"The Lord is risen indeed."
Luke xxiv. 34.

2 "The Lord is risen indeed,"

Then hell has lost his prey;

With Him is risen the ransomed seed, To reign in endless day.

.3 "The Lord is risen indeed,"

He lives, to die no more;

He lives, the sinner's cause to plead,
Whose curse and shame He bore.

4 "The Lord is risen indeed,"

Attending angels, hear;

Up to the courts of heaven, with speed,
The joyful tidings bear.

5 Then take your golden lyres,

And strike each cheerful chord; Join all the bright celestial choirs, To sing our risen Lord.

4 And girt with griefs and fears
Our onward course must be;
But only let that path of tears
Lead us at last to Thee.

5 Thou art gone up on high:

But Thou shalt come again, With all the bright ones of the sky Attendant in Thy train.

6 O by Thy saving power

So make us live and die,

That we may stand, in that dread hour, At Thy right hand on high.

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Mrs. Emma Toke. (1812-) 1851.

"The Conqueror reigns."

I JESUS, the Conqueror, reigns,

In glorious strength arrayed; His kingdom over all maintains, And bids the earth be glad.

2 Ye sons of men, rejoice

In Jesus' mighty love;

Lift up your heart, lift up your voice,
To Him who rules above.

3 Extol His kingly power;

Kiss the exalted Son,

Who died, and lives to die no more,
High on His Father's throne.

4 Our Advocate with God,

He undertakes our cause,

And spreads through all the earth abroad The victory of His cross.

Rev. Charles Wesley. (1708-1788.) 1749. ab.

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"My Redeemer lives."

I "I KNOW that my Redeemer lives:"
What comfort this sweet sentence gives,
He lives, He lives, who once was dead,
He lives, my ever-living head.

2 He lives to bless me with His love,
He lives to plead for me above,
He lives my hungry soul to feed,
He lives to help in time of need.

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He lives to grant me rich supply,
He lives to guide me with His eye,
He lives to comfort me when faint,
He lives to hear my soul's complaint.

4 He lives to silence all my fears,
He lives to stoop and wipe my tears,
He lives to calm my troubled heart,
He lives all blessings to impart.

5 He lives, my kind, my faithful Friend,
He lives and loves me to the end,
He lives, and while He lives I'll sing,
He lives, my Prophet, Priest, and King.

6 He lives, and grants me daily breath,
He lives, and I shall conquer death,
He lives my mansion to prepare,
He lives to bring me safely there.

7 He lives, all glory to His Name;
He lives, my Jesus, still the same:
O the sweet joy this sentence gives,
"I know that my Redeemer lives."
Rev. Samuel Medley. (1738-1799.) 1789. ab. ar.d sl. alt.