I. JESUS CHRIST, my sure defence And my Saviour, ever liveth. Knowing this, my confidence Rests upon the hope it giveth, Though the night of death be fraught Still with many an anxious thought. 2. Jesus, my Redeemer, lives; I too unto life must waken. He will have me where he is: Shall my courage, then, be shaken? Shall I fear? Or could the head Rise and leave its members dead? 3. Nay, too closely am I bound Unto him by hope forever; Faith's strong hand the rock hath found, Grasped it, and will leave it never: Not the ban of death can part From its Lord the trusting heart. LUISE HENRIETTE VON BRANDENBURG, 1627-1667. |