Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary ‎#495

495. I Come to Thee, O Blessed Lord

1 I come to Thee, O blessed Lord,
Invited by Thy gracious Word
To this Thy feast, to sup with Thee;
Grant that a worthy guest I be.

2 I come to Thee with sin and grief,
For Thou alone canst give relief.
Thy death for me, dear Lord, I plead:
O Jesus, help me in my need!

3 Shouldst Thou a strict account demand,
Who could, O Lord, before Thee stand?
Purge all my secret sins away:
Be Thou, O Christ, the sinner's Stay!

4 O Jesus, Lamb of God, alone
Thou didst for all our sins atone;
Though I have sinned and gone astray,
Turn not, O Lord, Thy guest away.

5 O Jesus, Lamb of God, alone
Thou didst for all our sins atone;
Be merciful, I Thee implore,
Be merciful forevermore.

Text Information

• First Line: I come to Thee, O blessed Lord
• Title: I Come to Thee, O Blessed Lord
• Norwegian/Scandinavian Title: Jeg kommer her, o søde Gud
• Author: M. B. Landstad, 1802-80
• Translator: C. Døving, 1867-1937
• Meter: L M
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1996
• Topic: Confession and Absolution; Trinity 19

Tune Information

• Name: WENN WIR IN HÖCHSTEN NÖTEN WEIN
• Composer: L. Bourgeois, c. 1510-c.-1561
• Meter: L M
• Key: F Major