THIS DAY YOU SHALL BE WITH ME

This day, you shall be with me in paradise.

I shall walk before the Lord in the land of the living.

I love the Lord for he has heard

My plaintive cry, my supplication.

His ear to me he has inclined,

Throughout my days I shall invoke him.

The snares of death surrounded me,

I found distress and grief before me.

I called upon the name of God:

"O Lord, deliver me from peril."

The Lord is gracious, he is just;

Our God is righteous, full of mercy.

The Lord protects the simple hearts;

For I was helpless and he saved me.

Return, my soul, where lies your peace;

The Lord has kept your feet from falling.

For all the good he did for me,

What shall I render to my Maker?

How precious in the sight of God,

How dear the death of all who love him!

Grant them, O Lord, eternal rest,

And shed your light on them for ever.