229. PRAYER FOR THE TRUE CHRISTIAN LOVE
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Author: Johann Heermann (1585-1647)
Composer: Bertha Neff Wehrly, 1956 (1897-2001)
Author: Johann Heermann (1585-1647)
Composer: Bertha Neff Wehrly, 1956 (1897-2001)
1. This is my grief and my distress;
My faultiness I must confess,
My love should be more fervent.
From day to day my want I feel
That God deserves a love more real
From me, His humble servant.
From Thee, give me,
Of Thy merit, in my spirit,
Gently flowing,
Love and charity bestowing.
2. In justice this shall be my plea:
O Jesus, let my pleasure be
To love Thee more sincerely,
In love and truth to exercise
All that is pleasing in Thine eyes
And Thy word shows so clearly,
Until Thy will
Shall recall me, and rejoicing,
I shall see Thee,
Free from ev’ry tribulation.
My faultiness I must confess,
My love should be more fervent.
From day to day my want I feel
That God deserves a love more real
From me, His humble servant.
From Thee, give me,
Of Thy merit, in my spirit,
Gently flowing,
Love and charity bestowing.
2. In justice this shall be my plea:
O Jesus, let my pleasure be
To love Thee more sincerely,
In love and truth to exercise
All that is pleasing in Thine eyes
And Thy word shows so clearly,
Until Thy will
Shall recall me, and rejoicing,
I shall see Thee,
Free from ev’ry tribulation.
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