Verse 1
What would I have on earth beneath?
Pardon and an early death:
Out of the vale of tears
I long on mercy’s wings to fly,
To leave my sins, and griefs, and fears,
To love my God, and die.
Verse 2
Jesu, I cry for help to thee;
Thou hast, Lord, the double key:
Open the gracious door,
And let me live with pardon blest,
And then obtain one blessing more,
And lay me down to rest.
Verse 3
In love forbid my longer stay,
Beckon me from earth away;
Fulfil my heart’s desire,
And sign my pardon’d soul’s release:
Now, now my pardon’d soul require,
And let me die in peace.