Merciful Savior, come and be my comfort

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Merciful Savior, come and be my comfort

Translator: S. M. Hill; Translator: E. W. Olson; Author: Katarina Elisabet Posse
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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.

Source: The Hymnal and Order of Service #460

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Translator: S. M. Hill

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Translator: E. W. Olson

Ernst W. Olson (b. Skane, Sweden, 1870; d. Chicago, IL, 1958) prepared the English translation for the 1925 Hymnal of the Lutheran Augustana Synod. As editor, writer, poet, and translator, Olson made a valuable contribution to Swedish-American culture and to church music. His family immigrated to Nebraska when he was five years old, but he spent much of his life in the Chicago area. Educated at Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, he was editor of several Swedish-American newspapers and spent most of his professional career as an editor for the Augustana Book Concern (1911-1949). Olson wrote History of the Swedes in Illinois (1908). He also contributed four original hymns and twenty-eight translations to The Hymnal (1925) of the Evang… Go to person page >

Author: Katarina Elisabet Posse

See Betty Ehrenborg-Posse. Go to person page >

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First Line:	Merciful Savior, come and be my comfort
Author:	Katarina Elisabet Posse
Translator:	S. M. Hill
Translator:	E. W. Olson
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Come, O Lord Jesus
Copyright:	Public Domain