1. Jesus Christ, my sure Defense
   And my Savior, ever liveth;
   Knowing this, my confidence
   Rests upon the hope it giveth
   Though the night of death be fraught
   Still with many‿an anxious thought.

2. Jesus, my Redeemer, lives;
   I, too, unto life shall waken.
   Endless joy my Savior gives;
   Shall my courage, then, be shaken?
   Shall I fear, or could the Head
   Rise and leave His members dead?

3. Nay, too closely am I bound
   Unto Him by hope forever;
   Faith’s strong hand the Rock hath found,
   Grasped it, and will leave it never;
   Even death now cannot part
   From the Lord the trusting heart.

4. I am flesh and must return
   Unto dust, whence I am taken;
   But by faith I now discern
   That from death I shall awaken
   With my Savior to abide
   In His glory, at His side.

5. Glorified, I shall anew
   With this flesh then be enshrouded;
   In this body I shall view
   God, my Lord, with eyes unclouded;
   In this flesh I then shall see
   Jesus Christ eternally.

6. Then these eyes my Lord shall know,
   My Redeemer and my Brother;
   In His love my soul shall glow,
   I myself, and not another!
   Then the weakness I feel here
   Shall forever disappear.

7. They who sorrow here and moan
   There in gladness shall be reigning;
   Earthly here the seed is sown,
   There immortal life attaining.
   Here our sinful bodies die,
   Glorified to dwell on high.

8. Then take comfort and rejoice,
   For His members Christ will cherish.
   Fear not, they will hear His voice;
   Dying, they shall never perish.
   For the very grave is stirred
   When the trumpet’s blast is heard.

9. Laugh to scorn the gloomy grave
   And at death no longer tremble;
   He, the Lord, who came to save
   Will at last His own assemble.
   They will go their Lord to meet,
   Treading death beneath their feet.

10. Oh, then, draw away your hearts
    Now from pleasures base and hollow.
    There to share what He imparts,
    Here His footsteps ye must follow.
    Fix your hearts beyond the skies,
    Whither ye yourselves would rise.

Jesus, meine Zuversicht
Otto von Schwerin, 1653
Tr. based on Catherine Winkworth, 1863
Source: The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941, No. 206