På Jakobs Gud

Sheet Music

From Jubelklangen, 1896, no. 33

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Meter changed to C.M.D.; transposed down to C. Add lyrics in C.M.D. to the LilyPond file below, and compile:

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Tune from Jubelklangen, 1896, no. 33

• Composer: Andrew L. Skoog (1856–1934), 1896
• Poetic Meter: 9 6 9 6 10 7 10 6 Can easily be adapted to C.M.D.

Lyrics

• Poet: Andrew L. Skoog (1856–1934), 1896
• Poetic Meter: 9 6 9 6 10 7 10 6

Lyrics from Jubelklangen, 1896

1. Nu min frälsningssak är klar och god,
Min själ har gjort sitt val:
Jag mig anförtror i Herrens hand
För mina dagars tal.

Chorus:
På Jakobs Gud vill jag bygga mitt hopp,
På Jakobs Gud vill jag tro.
I all nöd och sorg är han mig en borg,
Der jag så trygg får bo.

2. O hvad mer, om här i ödemark
Min bädd blir stenen hård,
Den till Herrens trofasthet skall bli
En dyrbar minnesvård.

3. Så jag vandrar glad mot ljusets land
På farlig ökenstig,
Ty jag hört hans löftesord: "Jag skall
Ej öfvergifva dig."

4. Blott hos Jakobs Gud är salighet
För gammal och för ung.
Om du ej förut på honom trott—
O tro i dag och sjung:

Unversified literal English translation by ChatGPT

• ChatGPT version: GPT-4-turbo via https://chatgpt.com/
• Translation date: 30 Apr 2025

1. Now my salvation's matter is clear and good,
My soul has made its choice:
I entrust myself into the Lord's hand
For the number of my days.

Chorus:
On Jacob’s God I want to build my hope,
On Jacob’s God I want to believe.
In all distress and sorrow, He is a fortress to me,
Where I may so safely dwell.

2. Oh, what matters it, if here in the wilderness
My bed becomes the hard stone,
It shall become, through the Lord's faithfulness,
A precious memorial.

3. Thus I walk gladly toward the land of light
On a dangerous desert path,
For I have heard His word of promise: “I shall
Not forsake you.”

4. Only with Jacob’s God is salvation
For the old and for the young.
If you have not before believed in Him—
Oh, believe today and sing:

Versified English translation by ChatGPT

• ChatGPT version: GPT-4-turbo via https://chatgpt.com/
• Translation date: 30 Apr 2025
• Poetic meter: 8 6 8 6 D

1. My soul has made its final choice,
Salvation now is sure;
I rest within the Lord’s own hand,
My future is secure.

Chorus:
On Jacob’s God I build my hope,
On Him alone rely;
In sorrow’s night and trouble’s storm,
He hears my every cry.

2. Though in this desert waste I lie
On stone instead of bed,
The Lord’s own faithfulness shall mark
The path where I am led.

3. I walk with joy toward lands of light
On paths both rough and dry,
For I have heard His promise clear:
“I will not pass you by.”

4. With Jacob’s God is joy and peace
For young as well as old.
If you have never trusted Him,
Come now, be brave and bold!