Christian Worship (1993) ‎#434

434. Lord, You I Love with All My Heart

1 Lord, you I love with all my heart;
I pray you ne'er from me depart;
With tender mercies cheer me.
Earth has no pleasure I would share;
Heaven itself were void and bare
If you, Lord, were not near me.
And should my heart for sorrow break,
My trust in you no one could shake.
You are the treasure I have sought;
Your precious blood my soul has bought.
Lord Jesus Christ, My God and Lord, my God and Lord,
Forsake me not! I trust your Word.

2 Lord God, 'twas your rich bounty gave
My body, soul, and all I have
In this poor life of labor.
Lord, grant that I in ev'ry place
May glorify your lavish grace
And serve and help my neighbor.
Let no false doctrine me beguile;
Let Satan not my soul defile.
Give strength and patience unto me
To bear my crosses willingly.
Lord Jesus Christ, My God and Lord, my God and Lord,
Forsake me not! I trust your Word.

3 Lord, let at last your angels come;
To Abram's bosom bear me home
That I may die unfearing.
And in its narrow chamber keep
My body safe in peaceful sleep
Until your reappearing.
And then from death awaken me
That my own eyes with joy may see,
O Son of God, your glorious face,
My Savior and my Fount of grace.
Lord Jesus Christ, My prayer attend, my prayer attend,
And I will praise you without end.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, you I love with all my heart!
• Title: Lord, You I Love with All My Heart
• Author: Martin M. Schalling, 1532-1608
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth, 1827-78 (alt.)
• Meter: 887 887 88 88 488
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1993
• Topic: Trust

Tune Information

• Name: HERZLICH LIEB HAB ICH DICH, O HERR
• Meter: 887 887 88 88 488
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: Zwey Bücher...Tabulatur, Strassburg, 1577, alt.