Gebet im letzten Stündlein
The Foundation of Divine Promise
The believer anchors their hope in the truthfulness of God and the assurance provided through Christ and the Sacraments.
Almighty, eternal, merciful Lord and God, you who are the Father of our dear Lord Jesus Christ!✦ I know for certain that you have the will and the power to keep every promise you’ve made, for you cannot lie; your word is true.✦ In the beginning you promised me your dear only Son, Jesus Christ; he has come and redeemed me from the devil, death, hell, and sins; then, for greater assurance, out of gracious will you gave me the Sacraments of Baptism and of the Altar, in which forgiveness of sins, eternal life, and all heavenly goods are offered to me.✦1 Relying on that offer, I have used them, and in faith, I have firmly trusted his word and received them.2
A Peaceful Departure
Confident in the promises of God, the believer expresses readiness to face death with joy and peace.
Therefore, I have no doubt that I am well, safe, and at peace from the devil, death, hell, and sin. If this is my hour and your divine will, then I will gladly depart from here in peace and with joy, trusting your word. Amen.
Read the original Latin
Allmächtiger, ewiger, barmherziger Herr und Gott, der du bist ein Vater unseres lieben Herrn Jesu Christi! Ich weiß gewiss, dass alles, was du zugesagt hast, du auch alles halten willst und kannst, denn du kannst nicht lügen, dein Wort ist wahrhaftig. Du hast mir im Anfang deinen lieben einigen Sohn Jesum Christum zugesagt, derselbige ist kommen und hat mich vom Teufel, Tod, Hölle und Sünden erlöset, darnach zu mehrer Sicherheit aus gnädigem Willen mir die Sakramente der Taufe und des Altars geschenkt, darinnen mir angeboten Vergebung der Sünden, ewiges Leben und alle himmlischen Güter. Auf solches sein Anbieten habe ich derselbigen gebraucht und im Glauben auf sein Wort mich feste verlassen und sie empfangen. Derhalben ich gar nicht zweifle, dass ich wohl, sicher und zufrieden bin vor dem Teufel, Tod, Hölle und Sünde. Ist dies meine Stunde und dein göttlicher Wille, so will ich friedlich, mit Freuden auf dein Wort gerne von hinnen scheiden. Amen.
Scripture echoes
- ↩2Cor.1.3;Eph.1.3 — Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, Eph.1.3 — Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
- ↩Titus.1.2;Heb.6.18;John.17.17 — in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before the ages began, Heb.6.18 — so that through two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to seize the hope set before us John.17.17 — Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.
- ↩John.3.16 — For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but have eternal life.
Notes
- 1 ↩Sakramente der Taufe und des Altars kept as 'Sacraments of Baptism and of the Altar' (Eucharistic altar sacrament), not flattened to generic spirituality.
- 2 ↩derselbigen/sie refer to the sacraments just named; gebraucht rendered as 'used' in the early-modern sacramental sense of having made use of / partaken of them.
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