The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8381

8381. O Savior Of The World Forlorn

1 O Savior of the world forlorn,
Who man to save this day wast born,
Our days are sinking to their night,
In darkness save, save us in light.

2 Let Thy most blessèd favor be
Around us as we bend the knee;
Blot out our sin; Thy heavenly ray
Dispels the gloom and makes our day.

3 No sleep shall thus weigh down the mind,
Nor ghostly foe unguarded find;
Nor reason yielding to a dream
Wake less responsive to Thy beam.

4 O Thou that makest all things new,
With cravings of the heart we sue,
Our lives may, fresh from Thee their source,
Renew the pureness of their course.

5 To God the Father endless praise,
And to His only Son we raise;
An equal glory as is meet
Be sung to God the Paraclete.

Text Information

• First Line: O Savior of the world forlorn
• Title: O Savior Of The World Forlorn
• Latin Title: Salvator mundi Domine
• Translator: Alfred T. T. Verney-Cave
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: 12th Century; found in the Harleian manuscripts of the British Museum; Tr.: Annus Sanctus (Vol. 1) by Orby Shipley (London and New York: Burns & Oates, 1884)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: ALLMÄCHTIGER GOTT by Johan Crüger

Tune Information

• Name: ABBOTSFORD
• Meter: LM
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: Catholische Geistliche Gesänge, Andernach, 1608
• Copyright: Public Domain