Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New ‎#619

619. Strengthen for service, Lord

1 Strengthen for service, Lord, the hands
that holy things have taken;
let ears that now have heard thy songs
to clamour never waken.

2 Lord, may the tongues which 'Holy' sang
keep free from all deceiving;
the eyes which saw thy love be bright,
thy blessèd hope perceiving.

3 The feet that tread thy holy courts
from light do thou not banish;
the bodies by thy Body fed
with thy new life replenish.

Text Information

• First Line: Strengthen for service, Lord, the hands
• Title: Strengthen for service, Lord
• Author: Ephraim the Syrian, c. 306-373
• Translator: Charles William Hymphreys, 1840-1921
• Translator: Percy Dearmer, 1867-1936
• Meter: 87 87
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2000
• Topic: Final Hymn; Holy Communion
• Source: Syriac Liturgy
• Copyright: © Oxford University Press
• Notes: Now Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ACH GOTT UND HERR
• Adapter: Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750
• Harmonizer: Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750
• Meter: 87 87
• Key: A Major
• Source: "Neu-Leipziger Gesangbuch" (1682)
• Notes: A higher setting will be found at No. 575 (Tune 2)