The Cyber Hymnal ‎#5401

5401. O Thou, Our Savior, Brother, Friend

1. O Thou, our Savior, brother, friend,
Behold a cloud of incense rise;
The prayers of saints to Heaven ascend,
Grateful, accepted sacrifice.

2. Regard our prayers for Zion’s peace;
Shed in our hearts Thy love abroad;
Thy gifts abundantly increase;
Enlarge, and fill us all with God.

3. Before Thy sheep, great Shepherd, go,
And guide into Thy perfect will;
Cause us Thy hallowed name to know,
The work of faith in us fulfill.

4. Help us to make our calling sure;
O let us all be saints indeed,
And pure, as Thou Thyself art pure,
Conformed in all things to our head.

5. Take the dear purchase of Thy blood:
Thy blood shall wash us white as snow;
Present us sanctified to God,
And perfected in love below.

Text Information

• First Line: O Thou, our Savior, brother, friend
• Title: O Thou, Our Savior, Brother, Friend
• Author: Charles Wesley (1749)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns and Sacred Poems, 1749
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: EFFINGHAM
• Composer: Anonymous (before 1860)
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 15433 21543 32717
• Key: F Major
• Source: Prayer Meeting Tune Book (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: American Sunday-School Union, 1859), number 184
• Copyright: Public Domain