Let us ever walk with Jesus

“Sigismund von Birken was the son of an Evangelical pastor in Bohemia. His family was forced to flee to Nürnberg when he was three. Birken was an established poet and was appointed a tutor at the age of 16 to the Princes of Brunswick-Lünesburg. His poetic skills led to publication of 52 hymns. However, only three of them have been translated into English. The most prominent of these hymns is Let Us Ever Walk with Jesus.

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 1. Let us ever walk with Jesus,
 Follow His example pure,
 Flee the world, which would deceive us
 And to sin our souls allure.
 Ever in His footsteps treading,
 Body here, yet soul above,
 Full of faith and hope and love,
 Let us do the Father's bidding.
 Faithful Lord, abide with me;
 Savior, lead, I follow Thee.

 2. Let us suffer here with Jesus,
 To His image, e'er conform;
 Heaven's glory soon will please us,
 Sunshine follow on the storm.
 Though we sow in tears of sorrow,
 We shall reap with heavenly joy;
 And the fears that now annoy
 Shall be laughter on the morrow.
 Christ, I suffer here with Thee;
 There, oh, share Thy joy with me!

 3. Let us also die with Jesus.
 His death from the second death,
 From our soul's destruction, frees us,
 Quickens us with life's glad breath.
 Let us mortify, while living,
 Flesh and blood and die to sin;
 And the grave that shuts us in
 Shall but prove the gate to heaven.
 Jesus, here I die to Thee
 There to live eternally.

 4. Let us gladly live with Jesus;
 Since He's risen from the dead,
 Death and grave must soon release us.
 Jesus, Thou art now our Head,
 We are truly Thine own members;
 Where Thou livest, there live we.
 Take and own us constantly,
 Faithful Friend, as Thy dear brethren.
 Jesus, here I live to Thee,
 Also there eternally.

 Hymn #409
 The Lutheran Hymnal
 Text: John 11:16
 Author: Sigismund von Birken, 1653
 Translated by: J. Adam Rimbach, 1900
 Titled: "Lasset uns mit Jesu ziehen"
 Composer: Georg G. Boltze, 1788
 Tune: "Lasset uns mit Jesu ziehen"