Psalmodia Germanica ‎#130

130. Greatest High-Priest, Saviour CHRIST

I. Greatest High-Priest, Saviour CHRIST,
Who for me wast sacrific'd,
Make my Heart, thro' thy blest Passion,
To thy self a pure Oblation.

II. Thy pure Love accepts of nought
But what by thy Love is wrought.
What's not of thy own Formation,
Ne'er attaineth to Salvation.

III. Kill in me what is unclean;
Kill in me the root of Sin;
Snatch my Heart from its Pollution,
To th'old Man's entire Confusion.

IV. To the Altar lay the Wood,
And consume old ADAM's Brood.
Source of all celestial Graces,
Let me die in thine Embraces.

V. Lo, at Length it shall appear,
That the Lord has heard my Pray'r,
Lo, e'en in my present Station,
He'll be pleas'd with my Oblation.

Text Information

• First Line: Greatest High-Priest, Saviour CHRIST
• German Title: HOchster Priester, der du dich
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1756
• Topic: Giving up the Heart to God
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Greatest High-Priest Saviour Christ]
• Key: d minor