The Cyber Hymnal ‎#5027

5027. O Jesus, Lamb of God, Thou Art

1. O Jesus, Lamb of God, Thou art
The Life and Comfort of my heart.
A sinner poor I come to Thee
And bring my many sins with me.

2. O God, my sin indeed is great;
I groan beneath the dreadful weight;
Be merciful to me, I pray;
Take guilt and punishment away.

3. Saint John the Baptist points to Thee
And bids me cast my sin on Thee;
For Thou hast left Thy throne on high
To suffer for the world and die.

4. Help me to mend my ways, O Lord,
And gladly to obey Thy Word.
While here I live, abide with me;
And when I die, take me to Thee.

Text Information

• First Line: O Jesus, Lamb of God, Thou art
• Title: O Jesus, Lamb of God, Thou Art
• German Title: O Lämmelein Gottes, Jesu Christ
• Author: Bartholomäus Helder, 1585-1635
• Translator (from German): August Crull (1880, alt.)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Appeared in Cantionale Sacrum (Gotha, Germany: 1646), number 103
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: WEIMAR
• Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1784)
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 55176 54332 14233
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Public Domain