O Lord, send your dear little angels
in my last hour to bear my soul away
to Abraham's bosom.
Let my body rest in its snug bedchamber,
without any sorrow or pain,
until the Judgment Day!
Then wake me from death,
that my eyes may see you
in great joy, O Son of God,
my Saviour and Throne of Grace!
Lord Jesus Christ, grant me this -
I want to praise you evermore!
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in my last hour to bear my soul away
to Abraham's bosom.
Let my body rest in its snug bedchamber,
without any sorrow or pain,
until the Judgment Day!
Then wake me from death,
that my eyes may see you
in great joy, O Son of God,
my Saviour and Throne of Grace!
Lord Jesus Christ, grant me this -
I want to praise you evermore!
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J. S. Bach, 40 Chorale, Burial (Part II), St. John Passion
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