The Cyber Hymnal ‎#1010

1010. Come, Savior, Jesus, from Above

1. Come, Savior, Jesus, from above!
Assist me with Thy heavenly grace;
Empty my heart of earthly love,
And for Thyself prepare the place.

2. O let Thy sacred presence fill,
And set my longing spirit free!
Which pants to have no other will,
But day and night to feast on Thee.

3. While in this region here below,
No other good will I pursue:
I’ll bid this world of noise and show,
With all its glittering snares, adieu!

4. That path with humble speed I’ll seek,
In which my Savior’s footsteps shine,
Nor will I hear, nor will I speak,
Of any other love but Thine.

5. Henceforth may no profane delight
Divide this consecrated soul;
Possess it, Thou who hast the right,
As Lord and Master of the whole.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, Savior, Jesus, from above
• Title: Come, Savior, Jesus, from Above
• French Title: Venez, Jésus, mon salutaire
• Author: Antoinette Bourignon (ca. 1640)
• Translator (attributed to): John Byrom, 1691-1763
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Works by Antoinette Bourignon (Amsterdam, Holland: 1686); Translation: Hymns and Sacred Po­ems, by Charles & John Wes­ley, 1739
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Julian wrote that this hymn expressed her determination to live for Christ alone, a resolution which she came to whilst suffering from her father's anger because she refused to marry a man whom he had chosen for her. Alternate tune: RIMINGTON, Francis Duckworth, 1904

Tune Information

• Name: BARTHOLDY
• Composer: Felix Mendelssohn, 1809-1847
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 51232 43321 11172
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain