Hymns of the Lutheran Church

589 From place to place the Christian goes,

1 From place to place the Christian goes, By many a tempest driven, At last the haven of repose He safely finds in heaven. God, after life's alarms, Receives him in His arms. He dies, as in the mold the grain, To yield its golden fruit again. 2 And surely parting has been blessed, Bless'd be thy life's example! Thou spirit, calmly gone to rest, And thou, its mouldering temple. O soul, thy Savior's near! The morning star shines clear; And you, ye members, softly sleep Beneath love's shadow still and deep. 3 We wait with glad and patient hope The glorious revelation, While He this pilgrim dress folds up In holy preservation. O happy souls who rest In Jesus' arms and breast. Love leads us all our path aright, Through such a depth to such a height,

Text Information

Author
N. L. von Zinzendorf, 1735
Translator
J. D. Burns, 1869

Tune Information

Name
Se Solens skjonne Lys og Pragt
Meter
8, 7, 8, 7, 6, 6, 8, 8.
Source
Freylinghausen's Gesangbuch, 1704