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| Text: | Lord, Open Now My Heart to Hear |
| Author: | Johann Olearius, 1611-84 |
| Translator (st. 2): | Mark A. Jeske, b. 1952 |
| Translator (sts. 1, 3): | Matthias Loy, 1828-1915 |
| Tune: | ERHALT UNS, HERR |
1 Lord, open Thou my heart to hear,
And through Your Word to me draw near;
Let me Your Word e'er pure retain;
Let me Your child and heir remain.
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3 To God the Father, God the Son,
And God the Spirit, Three in One.
Shall glory, praise, and honor be
Now and throughout eternity.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Lord, open now my heart to hear |
| Title: | Lord, Open Now My Heart to Hear |
| Author: | Johann Olearius, 1611-84 |
| Translator (sts. 1, 3): | Matthias Loy, 1828-1915 (alt.) |
| Translator (st. 2): | Mark A. Jeske, b. 1952 |
| Meter: | L M |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 2006 |
| Scripture: | ; ; |
| Topic: | Beginning of Service |
| Copyright: | St. 2 © 1993 Mark A. Jeske |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | ERHALT UNS, HERR |
| Meter: | L M |
| Key: | e minor |
| Source: | Würtembergishes Neues Choralbuch, 1956 (Setting) |
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