SECOND MELODY, of 1537. Harmony by Landgraf Moritz, 1612.


XVIII. - Mitten wir im Leben sind.

The first stanza from _Media vita in morte sumus._ Notker, A.D. 912.

_THOUGH IN MIDST OF LIFE WE BE._

TRANSLATION by R. Massie.

Melody (_not_ from the Latin), 1525. Harmony by Erythraeus, 1608.


XIX. - Nun bitten wir den heiligen Geist.

The first stanza from an ancient German hymn.

_NOW PRAY WE ALL GOD, THE COMFORTER._

TRANSLATION by Arthur Tozer Russell.

Melody, 1525. Harmony by A. Haupt, 1869.


XX. - Mit Fried' und Freud' ich fahr' dahin.

The Song Of Simeon: Nunc Dimittis.

_IN PEACE AND JOY I NOW DEPART._