The Cyber Hymnal ‎#2760

2760. I Come to Thee, O Blessèd Lord

1. I come to Thee, O blessèd Lord,
Invited by Thy gracious Word
To this Thy feast, to sup with Thee;
Grant that a worthy guest I be.

2. I come to Thee with sin and grief,
For Thou alone canst give relief.
Thy death for me, dear Lord, I plead:
O Jesus, help me in my need!

3. Shouldst Thou a strict account demand,
Who could, O Lord, before Thee stand?
Purge all my secret sins away:
Be Thou, O Christ, the sinner’s stay!

4. O Jesus, Lamb of God, alone
Thou didst for all our sins atone;
Though I have sinned and gone astray,
Turn not, O Lord, Thy guest away.

5. O Jesus, Lamb of God, alone
Thou didst for all our sins atone;
Be merciful, I Thee implore,
Be merciful forevermore.

Text Information

• First Line: I come to Thee, O blessèd Lord
• Title: I Come to Thee, O Blessèd Lord
• Norwegian/Scandinavian Title: Jeg kommer her o söde Gud
• Author: Magnus B. Landstad (1863)
• Translator (from Norwegian): Carl Døving (1910)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: WENN WIR IN HÖCHSTEN NÖTEN
• Composer: Anonymous (1547)
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 11232 47321 34321
• Key: F Major
• Source: Genevan Psalter, 1547
• Copyright: Public Domain