Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#286

286. Lord, Thine image Thou hast lent me

1 Lord, Thine image Thou hast lent me,
In Thy never-fading Love;
I was fallen, Thou wast sent me,
My redemption from above.
Sacred Love, I long to be
Thine to all eternity!

2 Love, Thou hast for me enduréd
All the pain of death and hell;
Nay, Thy sufferings have procuréd
More for me than tongue can tell:
Love almighty and divine,
I would be for ever Thine!

3 Love, my Life, and my Salvation,
Light and Truth, eternal Word!
Thou alone dost consolation
To my sinking soul afford.
Sacred Love, I long to be
Thine to all eternity!

4 Love, in mercy, Thou wilt raise me
From the grave of sin and dust;
Love, I shall for ever praise Thee,
When in heaven among the just;
Love almighty and divine,
May I be forever Thine!

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, Thine image Thou hast lent me
• Author: Johann Scheffler (Angelus Silesius) (1657)
• Translator: John Christian Jacobi (1720)
• Meter: No. 29
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: The Catechism: The Redeemer; Sunday after Christmas; Quinquagesima; Sixth Sunday after Trinity
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate Tune: KÖNIGSBERG, #293; From the German text: Liebe, die du mich zum bilde

Tune Information

• Name: LOVE EVERLASTING (Liebe, die du mich zum Bilde)
• Meter: No. 29
• Key: C Major
• Notes: Public Domain.