I Come Invited By Thy Word

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I come invited by Thy word

Translator: J. C. Aaberg; Author: Thomas Kingo
Tune: EMMANUEL (Balle)
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1 I come, invited by Thy Word,
To kneel before Thine alter, Lord.
Receive me, then, and bid me stay
With Thee, the Life, the Truth, the Way.

2 O grant my soul the heav'nly food,
Thy blessed body and Thy blood.
Enrich me through this means of grace
And make my heart Thy dwelling place.

3 Forgive my sins, supply my need,
Forget, O Lord, each wrongful deed.
Do Thou in love with me abide
And let Thy Spirit be my Guide. Amen.

Source: American Lutheran Hymnal #53

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Translator: J. C. Aaberg

Jens Christian Aaberg (b. Moberg, Denmark, 1877; d. Minneapolis, MN, 1970) immigrated to the United States in 1901. Educated at Grand View College and Seminary in Des Moines, Iowa, he entered the ministry of the Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and served congregations in Marinette, Wisconsin; Dwight, Illinois; and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Aaberg wrote Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark (1945), translated at least eighty hymns from Danish into English, and served on four hymnal committees. In 1947 King Frederick of Denmark awarded him the Knight Cross of Denmark. --Psalter Hymnal Handbook, 1987 Go to person page >

Author: Thomas Kingo

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First Line:	I come invited by Thy word
Title:	I Come Invited By Thy Word
Danish Title:	Jeg kommer, Herre, paa dit Ord
Author:	Thomas Kingo
Translator:	J. C. Aaberg
Meter:	8.8.8.8
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain