I Shall Soon Be Dying

( Originally Published 1868 )

ANONYMOUS

AH ! I shall soon be dying,
Time swiftly glides away ;
But, on my Lord relying,
I hail the happy day—
The day when I shall enter
Upon a world unknown :
My helpless soul I venture
On Jesus Christ alone.

He once, a spotless victim,
Upon mount Calvary bled;
Jehovah did afflict him
And bruise him in my stead;
Hence all my hope arises,
Unworthy as I am ;
My soul most surely prizes
The sin-atoning Lamb.