



                  "I Pray Thee, Dear Lord Jesus"

             By Thomas Hansen Kingo, 1634-1703

                                  Text From:

                       THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL

        (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1941)







        1. I pray Thee, dear Lord Jesus,

        My heart to keep and train

        That I Thy holy temple

        From youth to age remain.

        Turn Thou my thoughts forever

        From worldly wisdom's lore;

        If I but learn to know Thee,

        I shall not want for more.



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        Notes:

        Hymn #655 from _The Lutheran Hymnal_

        Text: 1 John 3: 23

        Author: Thomas Hansen Kingo, 1699

        Translated by: Norman A. Madson, 1939

        Titled: "O Jesu, gid du vilde"

        Tune: "Jeg vil mig Herren love"

        1st Published in: Hartnack Zinck's _Koralbog_, 1801

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        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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