Scripture Verse

Into Thy hands I commend My Spirit. Luke 23:46

Introduction

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John B. Dykes (1823–1876)

Words: Wolf­gang C. Dess­ler, 1692 (Mein Je­su dem die Se­ra­phin­en). Trans­lat­ed from Ger­man to Eng­lish by John Wes­ley, Hymns and Sac­red Po­ems, 1739.

Music: Calm John B. Dykes (1823–1876) (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know when the mu­sic was writ­ten,

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John Wesley (1703–1791)

Lyrics

Into Thy gra­cious hands I fall,
And with the arms of faith em­brace;
O King of glo­ry, hear my call!
O raise me, heal me by Thy grace!

Arm me with Thy whole ar­mor, Lord,
Support my weak­ness with Thy might;
Gird on my thigh Thy con­quer­ing sword,
And shield me in the threat­en­ing fight.

From faith to faith, from grace to grace,
So in Thy strength shall I go on,
Till Hea­ven and earth flee from Thy face,
And glo­ry end what grace be­gun.