



                 "I Come to Thee, O Blessed Lord"

               by Magnus B. Landstad, 1802-1880

             Translated by Carl Doving, 1867-1937

                                  Text From:

                       THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL

        (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1941)







        1. I come to Thee, O blessed Lord,

        Invited by Thy gracious Word

        To this Thy feast, to sup with Thee;

        Grant that a worthy guest I be.



        2. I come to Thee with sin and grief,

        For Thou alone canst give relief.

        Thy death for me, dear Lord, I plead:

        O Jesus, help me in my need!



        3. Shouldst Thou a strict account demand,

        Who could, O Lord, before Thee stand?

        Purge all my secret sins away:

        Be Thou, O Christ, the sinner's Stay!



        4. O Jesus, Lamb of God, alone

        Thou didst for all our sins atone;

        Though I have sinned and gone astray,

        Turn not, O Lord, Thy guest away.



        5. O Jesus, Lamb of God, alone

        Thou didst for all our sins atone;

        Be merciful, I Thee implore,

        Be merciful forevermore.



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        Notes:

        Hymn #330 from _The Lutheran Hymnal_

        Text: John 6: 37

        Author: Magnus B. Landstad, 1863

        Translated by: Carl Doving, 1910

        Titled: "Jeg kommer her, o soede Gud"

        Tune: "Wenn wir in hoechsten Noeten"

        1st Published in: "Genevan Psalter," 1547

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        This text was converted to ascii format for Project Wittenberg

        by Cindy A. Beesley and is in the public domain.  You may

        freely distribute, copy or print this text.  Please direct any

        comments or suggestions to: Rev. Robert E. Smith of the Walther

        Library at Concordia Theological Seminary.



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                 "I Come to Thee, O Blessed Lord"

               by Magnus B. Landstad, 1802-1880

             Translated by Carl Doving, 1867-1937

                                  Text From:

                       THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL

        (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1941)







        1. I come to Thee, O blessed Lord,

        Invited by Thy gracious Word

        To this Thy feast, to sup with Thee;

        Grant that a worthy guest I be.



        2. I come to Thee with sin and grief,

        For Thou alone canst give relief.

        Thy death for me, dear Lord, I plead:

        O Jesus, help me in my need!



        3. Shouldst Thou a strict account demand,

        Who could, O Lord, before Thee stand?

        Purge all my secret sins away:

        Be Thou, O Christ, the sinner's Stay!



        4. O Jesus, Lamb of God, alone

        Thou didst for all our sins atone;

        Though I have sinned and gone astray,

        Turn not, O Lord, Thy guest away.



        5. O Jesus, Lamb of God, alone

        Thou didst for all our sins atone;

        Be merciful, I Thee implore,

        Be merciful forevermore.



        _______________________________________________________

        Notes:

        Hymn #330 from _The Lutheran Hymnal_

        Text: John 6: 37

        Author: Magnus B. Landstad, 1863

        Translated by: Carl Doving, 1910

        Titled: "Jeg kommer her, o soede Gud"

        Tune: "Wenn wir in hoechsten Noeten"

        1st Published in: "Genevan Psalter," 1547

        ______________________________________________________________

        This text was converted to ascii format for Project Wittenberg

        by Cindy A. Beesley and is in the public domain.  You may

        freely distribute, copy or print this text.  Please direct any

        comments or suggestions to: Rev. Robert E. Smith of the Walther

        Library at Concordia Theological Seminary.



                          E-mail: COSMITHB@ASH.PALNI.EDU.

        Surface Mail: 6600 N. Clinton St., Ft.  Wayne, IN 46825 USA

        Phone: (219) 452-2123                      Fax: (219) 452-2126

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