64 (Index of Tunes, XXIX.)
64.
Tune.--"All praise and thanks."
Auf Christ Himmelfahrt allein
Wegelin, 1636
Since Christ has gone to heav'n His home, I too that home one day must share; And in this hope I overcome All doubt, all anguish, and despair; For where the Head is, well we know, The members he hath left below In time He surely gathers there. | Since Christ hath reached His glorious throne, And mighty gifts henceforth are His, My heart can rest in heaven alone, On earth my Lord I daily miss; I long to be with Him on high, And heart and thoughts would hourly fly Where now my only treasure is. | From Thy ascension let such grace, Dear Lord, be ever found in me, That steadfast faith may guide my ways With step unfault'ring up to Thee, And at Thy voice I may depart With joy to dwell where Thou, Lord, art: O Saviour, grant this prayer to me! | |