Christ, the Life of All the Living

We sang a wonderful opening hymn this morning, the lyrics of which I thought were well worth sharing with you all.  What beautiful, sweet Gospel!

Christ, the Life of All the Living
By: Ernst C. Homburg

Christ, the life of all the living,
Christ, the death of death, our foe,
Christ, yourself for me once giving
To the darkest depths of woe:
Through your suffering, death, and merit
Life eternal I inherit.
Thousand, thousand thanks are due,
Dearest Jesus, unto you.

You have suffered great affliction
And have borne it patiently,
Even death by crucifixion,
Fully to atone for me;
For you chose to be tormented
That my doom should be prevented.
Thousand, thousand thanks are due,
Dearest Jesus, unto you.

Then, for all that bought my pardon,
For the sorrows deep and sore,
For the anguish in the garden,
I will thank you evermore,
Thank you for the groaning, sighing,
For the bleeding and the dying,
For that last triumphant cry,
Praise you evermore on high.

Notes:
Hymn #094 from Lutheran Worship
Author: Kirchengesangbuch , Darmstadt
Tune: Jesu, Meines Lebens Leben
1^st Published in: 1659