The Cyber Hymnal ‎#9671

9671. Ever By My Love Be Owned

1 Ever by my love be ownèd,
Jesu! who hast lovèd me,
And hast for my sin atonèd,
Sin wherewith I grievèd Thee;
Ah! how well is it with me
Whensoe’er I bow my knee
At the cross where Thou expiredst,
And true life for me acquiredst.

2 Heal my soul, Thou my salvation!
Heal my weakness; heal my grief:
Take away my tribulation;
Be to all my ills relief:
Ills the Fall on me hath brought,
Ills I for myself have wrought:
Let Thy blood be my heart bedewing,
Ever be my peace be renewing.

3 Be Thy bleeding wounds impressèd
Evermore upon my heart;
Thus may every hour be blessèd,
Nor my thoughts from Thee depart.
Thou my treasure art most blest;
All my heart in Thee shall rest:
Be Thy love on me descending,
At Thy feet, O Jesu! bending.

Text Information

• First Line: Ever by my love be owned
• Title: Ever By My Love Be Owned
• German Title: Sei mir tausndmal gergrüsset
• Author (attributed to): Bernard of Clairvaux, 1091-1153
• Translator (from Latin): Paul Gerhardt
• Translator (from German): Arthur T. Russell
• Meter: 87.87.77.88
• Language: English
• Source: Opera Omnia, (Paris 1609), Salve munid salutare; Praxis Pietatis Melica, 5th ed. by Johann Crüger (Berlin, 1653); Psalms and Hymns (Cambridge, England: John Deighton, 1851)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ZION KLAGT
• Composer: Johann Hermann Schein (1623)
• Meter: 87.87.77.88
• Key: e minor
• Copyright: Public Domain