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Text:Our Blest Redeemer, ere He breathed
Author:Harriet Auber
Tune:ST. CUTHBERT
Composer:John B. Dykes

157. Our Blest Redeemer, ere He breathed

1 Our blest Redeemer, ere He breathed
His tender last farewell
A Guide, a Comforter bequeathed
With us to dwell.

2 He came sweet influence to impart,
A gracious, willing Guest,
While He can find one humble heart
Wherein to rest.

3 And His that gentle voice we hear,
Soft as the breath of even,
That checks each thought, that calms each fear,
And speaks of heaven.

4 And every virtue we possess,
And every victory won,
And every thought of holiness,
Is His alone.

5 Spirit of purity and grace,
Our weakness, pitying, see:
O make our hearts Thy dwelling-place
And worthier Thee.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: Our Blest Redeemer, ere He breathed
Author: Harriet Auber (1829)
Meter: 8 6, 8 4
Language: English
Publication Date: 1917
Topic: The Church Year: Trinity Sunday-The Holy Trinity
Tune Information
Name: ST. CUTHBERT
Composer: John B. Dykes (1861)
Meter: 8 6, 8 4
Key: E♭ Major



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