| Henry Charles Beeching, ed. (1859–1919). Lyra Sacra: A Book of Religious Verse. 1903. | | | | Dominus illuminatio mea | | Anonymous |
| | | IN 1 the hour of death, after this life’s whim, | |
| When the heart beats low, and the eyes grow dim, | |
| And pain has exhausted every limb, | |
| The lover of the Lord shall trust in Him. | |
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| When the will has forgotten the life-long aim, | 5 |
| And the mind can only disgrace its fame, | |
| And a man’s uncertain of his own name, | |
| The power of the Lord shall fill this frame. | |
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| When the last sigh is heaved and the last tear shed, | |
| And the coffin is waiting beside the bed, | 10 |
| And the widow and child forsake the dead, | |
| The Angel of the Lord shall lift this head. | |
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| For even the purest delight may pall, | |
| And power must fail, and the pride must fall, | |
| And the love of the dearest friends grows small; | 15 |
| But the glory of the Lord is all in all. | |
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