SAGA-BOOK - Viking Society Web Publications

"On Death's Uncertain Hour"
On Jesus' love I ponder,
I yield me him to keep,
At home or when I wander,
Whether I wake or sleep.
He help and strength supplieth,
My very life is he,
On him my heart relieth
To soften death for me.
His name through life shall stay me,
And calm my dying breath;
Though health and life betray me,
I will not shrink from Death.
o Death, no more I dread thee,
For all thy might and power,
But in Christ's strength I bid thee
Welcome, whate'er the hour.
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