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Text:Lord Jesus Christ, Be Present Now
Author:Wilhelm II, 1598-1662
Translator:Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878
Tune:HERR JESU CHRIST, DICH ZU UNS WEND

253. Lord Jesus Christ, Be Present Now

1 Lord Jesus Christ, be present now;
Our hearts in true devotion bow.
Your Spirit send with light divine,
And let your truth within us shine.

2 Unseal our lips to sing your praise
In endless hymns through all our days;
Increase our faith and light our minds;
And set us free from doubt that blinds.

3 Then shall we join the hosts that cry,
"O holy, holy Lord Most High!"
And in the light of that blest place
We then shall see you face to face.

4 All glory to the Father, Son,
And Holy Spirit, Three in One!
To you, O blessed Trinity,
Be praise throughout eternity!

Text Information
First Line: Lord Jesus Christ, be present now
Title: Lord Jesus Christ, Be Present Now
Translator: Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878 (alt.)
Author: Wilhelm II, 1598-1662
Meter: L M
Language: English
Publication Date: 1978
Topic: Beginning of Service
Tune Information
Name: HERR JESU CHRIST, DICH ZU UNS WEND
Meter: L M
Key: F Major
Source: Cantionale Germanicum, Dresden, 1628



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