O Lord, My God, I Cry to Thee

O Lord my God

I cry to Thee

In my dis­tress Thou help­est me;

To Thee my­self I all com­mend

Oh swift­ly now Thine an­gel send

To guide me home

and cheer my heart

When Thou dost call me to de­part!

O Je­su Christ

Thou Lamb of God

Once slain to take away our load

Now let Thy cross

Thine ago­ny

Avail to save and sol­ace me;

Thy death

to op­en Heav’n

and there

Bid me the joy of an­gels share.

O Holy Spir­it

at the end

Sweet Com­fort­er

be Thou my Friend!

When death and hell as­sail me sore

Leave me

oh leave me

nev­er­more

But bear me safel­y through that strife

As Thou hast pro­mised

in­to life!