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FLEMMING

Meter: 11.10.11.6 Appears in 437 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Friedrich Ferdinand Flemming Tune Key: a flat minor Incipit: 11122 31121 73333 Used With Text: Merciful Savior, Come and Be My Comfort

COME O LORD JESUS

Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 1 hymnal Tune Sources: Polish folk tune Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 54333 33235 44432 Used With Text: Merciful Savior, Come and Be My Comfort

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Merciful Savior, Come and Be My Comfort

Author: Katarina E. Posse Hymnal: The Hymnal and Order of Service #460 (1937) Lyrics: 1 Merciful Savior, come and be my comfort; Vanish all idols in Thy holy presence; Come and establish in my heart Thy kingdom, Come, O Lord Jesus. 2 Come as the Bridegroom to the bride belovèd, Come Thou to strengthen faith and love and patience; Be Thou a very present help in danger; Come, O Lord Jesus. 3 Come in my pleasure, come to me in sorrow, Come in the anguished hour of dire temptation, Come and deliver me from sin and evil, Come, O Lord Jesus. Amen.
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Merciful Savior, Come and Be My Comfort

Author: Katarina Elisabet Posse, (1818-1880); Samuel Magnus Hill Hymnal: The Hymnal and Order of Service #460 (1926) Meter: 11.11.11.5 Lyrics: 1 Merciful Savior, come and be my comfort; Vanish all idols in Thy holy presence; Come and establish in my heart Thy kingdom, Come, O Lord Jesus. 2 Come as the Bridegroom to the bride belovèd, Come Thou to strengthen faith and love and patience; Be Thou a very present help in danger; Come, O Lord Jesus. 3 Come in my pleasure, come to me in sorrow, Come in the anguished hour of dire temptation, Come and deliver me from sin and evil, Come, O Lord Jesus. Amen. Topics: Way of Salvation Sanctification; Advent, First Sunday; Names and Office of Christ Bridegroom; Comfort Languages: English Tune Title: INTEGER VITAE
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Merciful Savior, Come and Be My Comfort

Author: Katarina E. Posse, 1818-1880 Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #4205 Meter: 11.10.11.6 Lyrics: 1. Merciful Savior, come and be my comfort; Vanish all idols in Thy holy presence; Come and establish in my heart Thy kingdom; Come, O Lord Jesus. 2. Come as the bridegroom to the bride belovèd, Come Thou to strengthen faith and love and patience; Be Thou a very present help in danger; Come, O Lord Jesus. 3. Come in my pleasure, come to me in sorrow, Come in the anguished hour of dire temptation, Come and deliver me from sin and evil, Come, O Lord Jesus. Languages: English Tune Title: FLEMMING

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Katarina E. Posse

Person Name: Katarina E. Posse, 1818-1880 Author of "Merciful Savior, Come and Be My Comfort" in The Cyber Hymnal See Betty Ehrenborg-Posse.

F. F. Flemming

1778 - 1813 Person Name: Friedrich Ferdinand Flemming Composer of "FLEMMING" in The Cyber Hymnal Friedrich Ferdinand Flemming Germany 1778-1813. Born in Neuhausen, Erzgebirge, Germany, he studied medicine at Wittenberg, 1796-1800, Jena, Vienna, and Trieste. He practiced as a physician in Berlin until his death, but, musically, is remembered for his setting of Horace's ode beginning “Integer Vitae”, from which the tune “Flemming” is adapted. He was active in musical circles and composed many songs for a male vocal ensemble, “Liedertafel”. He died in Berlin. John Perry

Elisabeth Ehrenborg-Posse

1818 - 1880 Person Name: Katharina Elisabet Posse, 1818-1880 Author of "Merciful Savior, Come and Be My Comfort" in Ambassador Hymnal Posse, Catharina Elizabeth Ehrenborg. (Råbäck, Sweden, July 22, 1818--July 22, 1880). Lutheran. Inherited her mother's interest in literature and began writing poetry at an early age. Became active in Sunday School work. Studied at a seminary in England for six months. Upon return to Sweden became director of a teacher training school associated with the deaconess organization. With this closed, she began her own school. Married A.J. Posse in 1856 and assisted him in the publication of a newspaper, Wäktaren (The Watchman). Had a deep interest in the Christian education of children and wrote and translated many hymns and songs for schools. Translated several English songs which appeared under the title Andeliga sånger för barn (Spiritual Songs for Children). Two more editions appeared later. Pilgrims-Sånger included some of her works. Author of "Så älskade Gud värlen all" (For God So Loved the World). Adapter of "När juldags morgon glimmar" (When Christmas Morn Is Breaking). --J. Irving Erickson, DNAH Archives See also: Elizabeth Ehrenborg-Posse and Katarina E. Posse.