The New English Hymnal ‎#382

382. Jesu, grant me this, I pray

1 Jesu, grant me this, I pray,
Ever in thy heart to stay;
Let me evermore abide
Hidden in thy wounded side.

2 If the evil one prepare,
Or the world, a tempting snare,
I am safe when I abide
In thy heart and wounded side.

3 If the flesh, more dangerous still,
Tempt my soul to deeds of ill,
Naught I fear when I abide
In thy heart and wounded side.

4 Death will come one day to me;
Jesu, cast me not from thee:
Dying let me still abide
In thy heart and wounded side.

Text Information

• First Line: Jesu, grant me this, I pray
• Latin Title: Degnare me, o Jesu, rogo te
• Translator: H. W. Baker, 1821-77
• Meter: 77 77
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1986
• Topic: Lent
• Source: Latin, 17th century

Tune Information

• Name: SONG 13
• Composer: Orlando Gibbons, 1583-1625
• Meter: 77 77
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Arr. by permission of Oxford University Press (from "English Hymnal")