If I Must Die

If I must die—O let me die

Trusting in Je­sus’ blood;

That blood which hath atone­ment made

And re­con­ciles to God.

If I must die—then let me die

In peace with all man­kind

And change these fleet­ing joys be­low

For plea­sures more re­fined.

If I must die—as die I must

Let some kind ser­aph come

And bear me on his friend­ly wing

To my ce­les­ti­al home!

Of Ca­naan’s land from Pis­gah’s top

May I but have a view;

Though Jor­dan should o’er­flow its banks

I’ll bold­ly ven­ture through.