



                    "Oh, Enter, Lord, Thy Temple"

                    by Paul Gerhardt, 1607-1676

                                  Text From:

                       THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL

        (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1941)







        1. Oh, enter, Lord, Thy temple,

        Be Thou my spirit's Guest,

        Who gavest me, the earth-born,

        A second birth more blest.

        Thou in the Godhead, Lord,

        Though here to dwell Thou deignest,

        Forever equal reignest,

        Art equally adored.



        2. Oh, enter, let me know Thee

        And feel Thy power within,

        The power that breaks our fetters

        And rescues us from sin;

        Oh, wash and cleanse Thou me

        That I may serve Thee truly

        And render honor duly

        With perfect heart to Thee.



        3. Thou art, O Holy Spirit,

        The true anointing Oil,

        Through which are consecrated

        Soul, body, rest, and toil

        To Christ, whose guardian wings,

        Where'er their lot appointed,

        Protect His own anointed,

        His prophets, priests, and kings.



        4. Thou, Holy Spirit, teachest

        The soul to pray aright;

        Thy songs have sweetest music,

        Thy prayers have wondrous might.

        Unheard they cannot fall,

        They pierce the highest heaven

        Till He His help hath given

        Who surely helpeth all.



        5. Thy gift is joy, O Spirit,

        Thou wouldst not have us pine;

        In darkest hours Thy comfort

        Doth ever brightly shine.

        And, oh, how oft Thy voice

        Hath shed its sweetness o'er me

        And opened heaven before me

        And bid my heart rejoice!



        6. All love is Thine, O Spirit;

        Thou hatest enmity;

        Thou lovest peace and friendship,

        All strife wouldst have us flee;

        Where wrath and discord reign,

        Thy whisper kindly pleadeth

        And to the heart that heedeth

        Brings love and light again.



        7. Our path in all things order

        According to Thy mind,

        And when this life is over

        And all must be resigned,

        Oh, grant us then to die

        With calm and fearless spirit

        And after death inherit

        Eternal life on high.



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        Notes:

        Hymn #228 from _The Lutheran Hymnal_

        Text: Acts 2: 17

        Author: Paul Gerhardt, 1653, cento

        Translated by: Catherine Winkworth, 1863, alt.

        Titled: Zeuch ein zu deinen Toren

        Composer: Johann Crueger, 1653

        Tune: Zeuch ein

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