The Lutheran Hymnal ‎#330

330. I Come to Thee, O Blessed Lord

1 I come to Thee, O blessed Lord,
Invited by Thy gracious Word
To this Thy feast, to sup with Thee;
Grant that a worthy guest I be.

2 I come to Thee with sin and grief,
For Thou alone canst give relief.
Thy death for me, dear Lord, I plead:
O Jesus, help me in my need!

3 Shouldst Thou a strict account demand,
Who could, O Lord, before Thee stand?
Purge all my secret sins away:
Be Thou, O Christ, the sinner's Stay!

4 O Jesus, Lamb of God, alone
Thou didst for all our sins atone;
Though I have sinned and gone astray,
Turn not, O Lord, Thy guest away.

5 O Jesus, Lamb of God, alone
Thou didst for all our sins atone;
Be merciful, I Thee implore,
Be merciful forevermore.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: I come to Thee, O blessed Lord
• Title: I Come to Thee, O Blessed Lord
• Norwegian/Scandinavian Title: Jeg kommer her, o söde Gud
• Translator: Carl Döving (1910)
• Author: Magnus B. Landstad (1863)
• Meter: L.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1941
• Scripture:
  John 6:37
• Topic: Confession and Absolution

Tune Information

• Name: WENN WIR IN HÖCHSTEN NÖTEN
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: F Major
• Source: "Genevan Psalter," 1547