"Lord, Thee I Love with All My Heart"

by Martin Schalling, 1532-1608

Translated by Catherine Winkworth, 1829-1878

Text From:

THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL

(St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1941)

1. Lord, Thee I love with all my heart;

I pray Thee ne'er from me depart,

With tender mercies cheer me.

Earth has no pleasure I would share,

Yea, heaven itself were void and bare

If Thou, Lord, wert not near me.

And should my heart for sorrow break,

My trust in Thee no one could shake.

Thou art the Portion I have sought;

Thy precious blood my soul has bought.

Lord Jesus Christ,

My God and Lord, my God and Lord,

Forsake me not! I trust Thy Word.

2. Yea, Lord, 'twas Thy rich bounty gave

My body, soul, and all I have

In this poor life of labor.

Lord, grant that I in every place

May glorify Thy lavish grace

And serve and help my neighbor.

Let no false doctrine me beguile

And Satan not my soul defile.

Give strength and patience unto me

To bear my cross and follow Thee.

Lord Jesus Christ,

My God and Lord, my God and Lord,

In death Thy comfort still afford.

3. Lord, let at last Thine angels come,

To Abram's bosom bear me home,

That I may die unfearing;

And in its narrow chamber keep

My body safe in peaceful sleep

Until Thy reappearing.

And then from death awaken me

That these mine eyes with joy may see,

O Son of God, Thy glorious face,

My Savior and my Fount of grace,

Lord Jesus Christ,

My prayer attend, my prayer attend,

And I will praise Thee without end.

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Notes:

Hymn #429 from _The Lutheran Hymnal_

Text: Psalm 18

Author: Martin Schalling, c. 1567

Translated by: Catherine Winkworth, 1863, alt.

Titled: "Herzlich lieb hab' ich dich, o Herr"

Tune: "Herzlich lieb hab' ich dir, o Herr"

1st Published in: Berhnard Schmid's _Orgelbuch_

Town: Strassburg, 1577

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