The Cyber Hymnal ‎#3355

3355. Jehovah, Let Me Now Adore Thee

1. Jehovah, let me now adore Thee,
For where is there a God, such, Lord, as Thou?
With songs I fain would come before Thee;
O let Thy Holy Spirit teach me now
To praise Thee in His name through whom alone
Our songs can please Thee, through Thy blessèd Son.

2. O Father, draw me to my Savior
That Thy dear Son may draw me unto Thee;
Thy Spirit guide my whole behavior
And rule both sense and reason thus in me,
That, Lord, Thy peace I taste may ne’er depart,
But wake sweet melodies within my heart.

3. O joy! our hope and trust are founded
On His sure Word, and witness in the heart;
I know Thy mercies are unbounded,
And all good gifts Thou freely wilt impart,
Nay, more is lavished by Thou bounteous hand,
Than we can ask or seek or understand.

4. O joy! In His name we draw near Thee,
Who ever pleadeth for the sons of men;
I ask in faith and Thou wilt hear me,
In Him Thy promises are all Amen.
O joy for me! and praise be ever Thine,
Whose wondrous love has made such blessings mine!

Text Information

• First Line: Jehovah, let me now adore Thee
• Title: Jehovah, Let Me Now Adore Thee
• German Title: Dir, dir Jehovah, will ich singen
• Author: Bartholomäus Crasselius (1697)
• Translator (from German): Catherine Winkworth (1863)
• Meter: 9.10.9.10.10.10
• Language: English
• Source: Geistreiches Gesangbuch (Halle, Germany: 1697), page 587
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: DIR, DIR, JEHOVAH
• Composer: Johan Anastasius Freylinghausen (1704)
• Meter: 9.10.9.10.10.10
• Key: C Major
• Copyright: Public Domain