The Cyber Hymnal ‎#4348

4348. My Soul Before Thee Prostrate Lies

1. My soul before Thee prostrate lies;
To Thee, her source, my spirit flies;
My wants I mourn, my chains I see;
O let Thy presence set me free.

2. Jesus, vouchsafe my heart and will
With Thy meek lowliness to fill;
No more her power let nature boast,
But in Thy will may mine be lost.

3. Already springing hope I feel,
God will destroy the power of hell,
And, from a land of wars and pain,
Lead me where peace and safety reign.

4. One only care my soul shall know,
Father, all Thy commands to do;
And feel, what endless years shall prove,
That Thou, my Lord, my God, art love.

Text Information

• First Line: My soul before Thee prostrate lies
• Title: My Soul Before Thee Prostrate Lies
• Author: Christian F. Richter, 1676-1711
• Translator (from German): John Wesley
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Collection of Psalms and Hymns (Charleston, South Carolina: 1737)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ELVEN
• Composer: Felix Mendelssohn
• Arranger: William Dressler, 1826-?
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 51232 41725 55543
• Key: a minor
• Copyright: Public Domain