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Text:Lord Jesus, think on me
Author:Synesius of Cyrene (375?414?)
Translator:Allen William Chatfield (1808-1896)
Tune:BARNFIELD
Composer:Joseph Barnby (1838-1896)
Harmonizer:Owen Burdick (b. 1954)

798. Lord Jesus, think on me

1 Lord Jesus, think on me,
and purge away my sin;
from earthborn passions set me free,
and make me pure within.

2 Lord Jesus, think on me,
with care and woe oppressed;
let me thy loving servant be,
and taste thy promised rest.

3 Lord Jesus, think on me,
nor let me go astray;
through darkness and perplexity
point thou the heav’nly way.

4 Lord Jesus, think on me,
that, when the flood is past,
I may the eternal brightness see,
and share thy joy at last.

Text Information
First Line: Lord Jesus, think on me
Title: Lord Jesus, think on me
Author: Synesius of Cyrene (375?414?)
Translator: Allen William Chatfield (1808-1896) (alt.)
Meter: SM
Language: English
Publication Date: 1997
Topic: Hymns and Spiritual Songs: The Christian Life
Tune Information
Name: BARNFIELD
Composer: Joseph Barnby (1838-1896)
Harmonizer: Owen Burdick (b. 1954)
Meter: SM
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: harm. © 1981 Owen Burdick



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