Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship ‎#329

329. Lord Jesus, Think on Me

1. Lord Jesus, think on me,
And purge away my sin,
From worldly passions set me free,
And make me pure within.
Lord Jesus, think on me,
With care and woe oppressed;
Let me your loving servant be,
And taste your promised rest.

2. Lord Jesus, think on me,
Amid the battle's strife;
In all my pain and misery,
Please be my health and life.
Lord Jesus, think on me,
Nor let me go astray;
Thru' darkness and perplexity,
Point to the heav'nly way.

3. Lord Jesus, think on me,
And grant me this desire,
That I, with mind and limbs set free
May join the heav'nly choir.
Lord Jesus, think on me,
That when the flood is past,
I may th'eternal brightness see
And share your joy at last.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord Jesus, think on me
• Title: Lord Jesus, Think on Me
• Greek Title: Μνώεο Χριστὲ ὑιὲ Θεοῖο
• Author: Synesius of Cyrene (5th cen.)
• Translator: Allen Chatfield (1876)
• Meter: 6.6.8.6
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2024
• Scripture:
  Jeremiah 31:33
• Topic: Ordinary Time: Week 24
• Notes: Text based on “Μνώεο Χριστὲ ὑιὲ Θεοῖο” by Synesius of Cyrene, 5th cen., paraphrased by Allen W. Chatfield, from Songs and Hymns of Earliest Greek Christian Poets (1876), alt.

Tune Information

• Name: LEOMINSTER
• Composer: George W. Martin (1862)
• Arranger: Arthur Sullivan (1874)
• Meter: 6.6.8.6 D
• Incipit: 33333 44222 32
• Key: D Major
• Notes: Tune LEOMINSTER by English organist-composer George W. Martin, from The Journal of Part Music, Vol. 2 (1862), arr. by Arthur Sullivan, as in Church Hymn with Tunes (1874).