God, my life’s Creator

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1 God, my life’s Creator, Grant me grace and favor Not to live in vain. Lord, Thy love so holy, And Thy Spirit lowly In my heart shall reign. Thy likeness Let me possess; With Thy care and Thy direction, Bring it to perfection! 2 On those heights up yonder, Hosts shall stand asunder In bright radiance; Those, who in life’s morning, Sinful pleasures scorning, Went to Thee from hence. Therefore they Shall ever stay With the saints whose song increases In Thy praise, Lord Jesus! 3 Jesus, friend of children, Thou who for the sinners Didst on earth appear, O, how kind and tender Was Thy heart to render Loving help and cheer! Lord, that we Become like Thee In our thought and conversation, Be our emulation. 4 Blest is he who loves Thee; Blest, who aims sincerely, God, Thy child to be. Such pure inclinations, Thy love’s inspirations, Give, O Lord, to me, That I wear In heaven fair Thy blest, pure and holy likeness In eternal brightness.

Source: Zion's Harp: a collection of hymns and songs for the Apostolic Christian Church of America #167

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Author: Albert Knapp

Knapp, Albert, was born July 25, 1798, at Tübingen, where his father (1800, Oberamtmann at Alpirsbach in the Black Forest, and 1809, Oberamtmann at Rottweil) was then advocate at the Court of Appeal. In the autumn of 1814 he entered the Theological Seminary at Maulbronn, and in 1816 the Theological College at Tübingen, where he also graduated M.A. at the University. In November, 1820, he became assistant clergyman at Feuerbach, near Stuttgart; and in July, 1821, at Gaisburg, near Stuttgart. He was appointed, in Feb., 1825, diaconus (Heifer) at Sulz on the Neckar, and also pastor of the neighbouring village of Holzhausen; in June, 1831, archidiaconus at Kirchheim-unter-Teck, along with Bahnmaier (q.v.); in May, 1836, diaconus of the Hospit… Go to person page >

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First Line:	God, my life’s Creator
Author:	Albert Knapp
Publication Date:	2003
Copyright:	This text may still be under copyright because it was published in 2003.