#1
My time is rolling on When I must and die; My body to the return And there lie. Let rage around And appear; My silent beneath the ground; no disturbance there.
To call poor to repent And their Savior dear. My brother preachers, boldly And stand on wall. the drunk, confirm the weak And sinners call.
My loving wife, my friend, The of my love, The time's been sweet spent with you, My and harmless dove, My little children my heart My warm know. each the path will I attend. O from can I go?!
O God, a to them be And keep them all harm, That they may love and Thee And upon Thy charm. How often you have fer me And seen me come. But now I depart from thee And return.
My loving wife, grieve fer me, lament nor mourn; Fer I will my Jesus be And upon his charm.
#2 The is swiftly rolling on I must faint and die, My body to the dust And there lie. Let rage around, Let appear; Beneath the and silent ground There's no there.
Through and cold I've toiled and went And wandered in To call sinners to repent And the Savior dear.
My preachers, boldly speak And on Zion's wall. Confirm the strong, the weak, And after call.
My little children, my heart, And nature to bind, It grieves me sorely to And leave you behind.
Oh Lord, a to them be And keep them all harm they may love and worship Thee And upon Thy charm.
My wife, my bosom friend, The of my love, The time's sweet I spent with thee, My sweet, my dove.
I must now depart from thee Let not grieve your heart, For you will shortly to me Where we shall part.