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Text:Lord Jesus Christ, Be Present Now
Author:Wilhelm II of Sachsen-Weimar
Translator (from German):Catherine Winkworth
Tune:HERR JESU CHRIST
Composer:Anonymous
Media:MIDI file

3836. Lord Jesus Christ, Be Present Now

1. Lord Jesus, Christ, be present now,
Our hearts in true devotion bow,
Thy Spirit send with grace divine,
And let Thy truth within us shine.

2. Unseal our lips to sing Thy praise,
Our souls to Thee in worship raise,
Make strong our faith, increase our light
That we may know Thy name aright.

3. Until we join the hosts that cry,
Holy art Thou, O Lord, most high!
And in the light of that blest place
Fore’er behold Thee face to face.

4. Glory to God the Father, Son,
And Holy Spirit, Three in One!
To Thee, O blessèd Trinity,
Be praise throughout eternity!

Text Information
First Line: Lord Jesus, Christ, be present now
Title: Lord Jesus Christ, Be Present Now
German Title: Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend
Author: Wilhelm II of Sachsen-Weimar (1651)
Translator (from German): Catherine Winkworth
Meter: LM
Language: English
Source: The Chorale Book for England, 1863, alt.; Cantionale Sacrum, second edition, 1651
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: HERR JESU CHRIST
Composer: Anonymous (1628)
Meter: LM
Incipit: 13532 34565 32117
Key: F Major
Source: Can­ti­o­nale Ger­man­i­cum (Dres­den, Ger­ma­ny: 1628)
Copyright: Public Domain



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