Lutheran Book of Worship ‎#232

232. Your Word, O Lord, Is Gentle Dew

1 Your Word, O Lord, is gentle dew
To suff'ring hearts that want it;
Oh, shed your heav'nly balm anew,
To all your garden grant it;
Refreshed by you, may every tree
Bud forth and blossom gaily
And fruit and seed bring daily.

2 Your Word is like a flaming sword,
A sharp and mighty arrow,
A wedge that cleaves the rock; that Word
Can pierce through heart and marrow.
Oh, send it forth o'er all the earth,
To purge unrighteous leaven
And cleanse all hearts for heaven.

3 Your Word, a wondrous star, supplies
True guidance when we need it;
It points to Christ and so makes wise
All simple hearts that heed it;
Let not its light e'er sink in night,
But keep it brightly burning,
And fill our deepest yearning.

Text Information

• First Line: Your Word, O Lord, is gentle dew
• Title: Your Word, O Lord, Is Gentle Dew
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878 (alt.)
• Author: Carl B. Garve, 1763-1841
• Meter: 87 87 877
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1978
• Topic: The Word; Epiphany 5

Tune Information

• Name: AF HIMLENS
• Meter: 87 87 877
• Key: F Major
• Source: Koralpsalmboken, Stockholm, 1697
• Copyright: Setting © 1958 Service Book and Hymnal