The Lutheran Hymnary ‎#101

101. 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
Who didst for all our sins atone,
Be merciful, I Thee implore,
Have mercy, Lord, for evermore!

Text Information

• First Line: I come to Thee, O blessed Lord
• Author: M.B. Landstad (1861)
• Meter: L. M.
• Publication Date: 1913
• Topic: The Church: Confession; Confession of Sin

Tune Information

• Name: [I come to Thee, O blessed Lord]
• Composer: L. Bourgeois (1547)
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: G Major