Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church ‎#330

330. Tis the Most Blest and Needful Part

1 ‘Tis the most blest and needful part
To have in Christ a share,
And to commit our way and heart
Unto His faithful care;
This done, our steps are safe and sure,
Our hearts’ desires are rendered pure,
And naught can pluck us from His hand,
Which lead us to the end.

2 Naught in this world affords true rest
But Christ’s atoning blood.
This purifies the guilty breast,
And reconciles to God.
Hence flows unfeigned love to Him
Who came lost sinners to redeem,
And Christ our Savior doth appear
Daily to us more dear.

3 My lasting joy and comfort here
Is Jesus’ death and blood;
I with this passport can appear
Before the throne of God.
Admitted to the realms of bliss,
I then shall see Him as He is,
Where countless pardoned sinners meet
Adoring at His feet.

Text Information

• First Line: 'Tis the most blest and needful part
• Title: Tis the Most Blest and Needful Part
• Translator: Philip Heinrich Molther, 1714-1780 (1789, a.)
• Author (stanza 1): Christian Renatus von Zinzendorf, 1727-1752 (1747)
• Author (stanzas 2 and 3): Christian Gregor, 1723-1801 (1778)
• Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6. Iambic
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1969
• Topic: The Life in Christ: Faith and Justification

Tune Information

• Name: WORSHIP
• Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6. Iambic
• Key: A♭ Major
• Source: Popular melody adopted at Herrnhut, c. 1740; C. Gregor Choralbuch, 1784

Tune Information:

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