"Lo, Many Shall Come from the East and the West" By Magnus Brostrup Landstad, 1802-1880 Text From: THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1941) 1. Lo, many shall come from the East and the West And sit at the feast of salvation With Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the blest, Obeying the Lord's invitation. Have mercy upon us, O Jesus! 2. But they who have always resisted His grace And on their own virtue depended Shall then be condemned and cast out from His face, Eternally lost and unfriended. Have mercy upon us, O Jesus! 3. Oh, may we all hear when our Shepherd doth call In accents persuasive and tender, That, while there is time, we make haste, one and all, And find Him, our mighty Defender! Have mercy upon us, O Jesus! 4. Oh, that we the throng of the ransomed may swell, To whom He hath granted remission! God graciously make us in heaven to dwell And save us from endless perdition. Have mercy upon us, O Jesus! 5. God grant that I may of His infinite love Remain in His merciful keeping And sit with the King at His table above When here in the grave I am sleeping. Have mercy upon us, O Jesus! 6. All trials are then like a dream that is past, Forgotten all trouble and sorrow; All questions and doubts have been answered at last; Then dawneth eternity's morrow. Have mercy upon us, O Jesus! 7. The heavens shall ring with an anthem more grand Than ever on earth was recorded; The blest of the Lord shall receive at His hand The crown to the victors awarded. Have mercy upon us, O Jesus! _______________________________________________________ Notes: Hymn #415 from _The Lutheran Hymnal_ Text: Matt. 8: 11, 12 Author: Magnus B. Landstad, 1861 Translated by: Peer O. Stromme, 1909 Titled: "Der mange skal komme fra oest og fra vest" Tune: "Der mange skal komme" 1st Published in: _Then Swenska Psalmboken_ Town: Stockholm, 1695 ______________________________________________________________ This text was converted to ascii format for Project Wittenberg by Cindy A. Beesley and is in the public domain. You may freely distribute, copy or print this text. Please direct any comments or suggestions to: Rev. Robert E. Smith of the Walther Library at Concordia Theological Seminary. E-mail: COSMITHB@ASH.PALNI.EDU. Surface Mail: 6600 N. Clinton St., Ft. Wayne, IN 46825 USA Phone: (219) 452-2123 Fax: (219) 452-2126 ______________________________________________________________