Lutheran Worship ‎#413

413. Lord, You I Love with All My Heart

1 Lord, you I love with all my heart;
Oh, let me not from you depart,
With tender mercy cheer me.
Earth has no joy for which I care,
Heaven itself were void and bare
If I can't have you near me.
And should my guilt my heart subdue,
Let nothing shake my trust in you.
You are the portion I desire;
Your sacrifice my soul inspire.
Lord Jesus Christ, My God and Lord, my God and Lord,
Forsake me not! I trust your Word.

2 Lord, all I am or have, you gave;
From stubborn ego, Lord, you save,
My selfish ways rejecting.
So let me give myself to you,
To all my fellow creatures too,
Your grace, your love reflecting.
Let no false teaching me beguile
Nor Satan's lies my soul defile;
In all my crosses comfort me
That I may bear them patiently.
Lord Jesus Christ, My God and Lord, my God and Lord,
Let me be yours, my soul restored!

3 Then let at last your angels come,
To Abram's bosom bear me home
That I may die unfearing.
Within my earthen chamber keep
My body safe in peaceful sleep
Until your reappearing.
And then from death awaken me
That my own eyes with joy may see,
O Son of God, your glorious face,
My Savior and my ground of grace!
Lord Jesus Christ, Oh, hear my prayer; oh, hear my prayer,
Your love surround me ev'rywhere!

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, you I love with all my heart
• Title: Lord, You I Love with All My Heart
• Author: Martin Schalling, 1532-1608
• Translator: Henry L. Lettermann, b. 1932
• Meter: PM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1982
• Topic: Confirmation; Trust

Tune Information

• Name: HERZLICH LIEB
• Meter: PM
• Key: A Major
• Source: Bernhard Schmid, Orgeltabulatur-Buch, 1577
• Copyright: Arrangement: Copyright 1982 Concordia Publishing House.