Who knows when death may overtake me?

"Who knows when death may overtake me?

Time passes on, my end draws near.

How swiftly can my breath forsake me!

How soon can life's last hour appear!

My God, for Jesus' sake I pray

Thy peace may bless my dying day.

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"Then may death come today, tomorrow, 

I know in Christ I perish not;

He grants the peace that stills all sorrow,

Gives me a robe without a spot. 

My God, for Jesus' sake I pray

Thy peace may bless my dying day.

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"And thus I live in God contented

And die without a thought of fear; 

My soul has to God's plan consented

For through His Son my faith is clear.

My God, for Jesus' sake I pray
Thy peace may bless my dying day."
"Who Knows When Death May Overtake Me" by Aemelie Juliane, 1637-1706

Text from "The Lutheran Hymnal," St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1941