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[Were the Lord to ask Thee now]

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Author: Julius Sturm Appears in 4 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Were the Lord to ask Thee now If thou lovest Him, Would thy heart despondent bow And thine eye grow dim? Hast thou aye into His pow’r Life surrender’d quite, In the dark and trying hour, And when sun shone bright? 2 To thy Saviour in the world Hast thou faithful been? And according to His word Done thy work each day? Hast thou to the hungry giv’n Freely of thy bread? As a guiding star to heav’n Hast thou wand’rers led? 3 If, according to His word, Thou this course pursue, Then thy love to thy dear Lord Will be own’d as true. Heart will not despondent bow, Eyes will not grow dim, Should thy Saviour ask thee now If thou lovest him. Topics: Invitation Used With Tune: STURM

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Were the Lord to Ask Thee Now

Author: Julius Sturm Hymnal: The Friends' Hymnal, a Collection of Hymns and Tunes for the Public Worship of the Society #a303 (1908) Languages: English Tune Title: STURM

Were the Lord to Ask Thee Now

Author: Julius Sturm Hymnal: Gloria Deo #303 (1901) Lyrics: 1 Were the Lord to ask Thee now If thou lovest Him, Would thy heart despondent bow And thine eye grow dim? Hast thou aye into His pow’r Life surrender’d quite, In the dark and trying hour, And when sun shone bright? 2 To thy Saviour in the world Hast thou faithful been? And according to His word Done thy work each day? Hast thou to the hungry giv’n Freely of thy bread? As a guiding star to heav’n Hast thou wand’rers led? 3 If, according to His word, Thou this course pursue, Then thy love to thy dear Lord Will be own’d as true. Heart will not despondent bow, Eyes will not grow dim, Should thy Saviour ask thee now If thou lovest him. Topics: Invitation Languages: English Tune Title: STURM

Were the Lord to ask Thee now

Author: Julius Sturm Hymnal: Evangel Songs #18 (1894) Languages: English Tune Title: [Were the Lord to ask Thee now]

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Julius Carl Reinhold Sturm

1816 - 1896 Person Name: Julius Sturm Author of "Were the Lord to Ask Thee Now" in Gloria Deo Sturm, Julius Carl Reinhold, was born July 21, 1816, at Köstritz, in the principality of Reuss (younger line). After being a student of theology at Jena, from 1837 to 1841, he was for two years a private tutor at Heilbronn on the Neckar, and then, for a year, at Friesen, in Saxony. In 1845 he became tutor to Prince Heinrich xiv. of Reuss; and after the Prince's confirmation, in 1848, acted as tutor to him for three years more at the Gymnasium in Meiningen. He was then appointed pastor at Göschitz, near Schleiz, in the end of 1850; and pastor at Köstritz, in 1858, where he still (1889) lives as Kirchenrath and Court preacher (Koch, vii. 284; ms. from the author, &c). Sturm is one of the most important of modern German sacred poets. Among his works of this nature may be mentioned:— (1) Gedichte, Leipzig, 1850; 3rd ed., 1862. (2) Fromme Lieder, Leipzig, 1852; 6th ed., 1867. (3) Zwei Rosen, oder das holte Lied der Liebe, Leipzig, 1854: a version of Canticles. (4) Neue fromme Lieder und Gedichte, Leipzig, 1858; 2nd ed., 1870. (5) Israel's Weg zur Herrlichkeit, Erlangen, 1858; 2nd ed., as Israelitische Lieder, Halle, 1867. (6) Von der Pilgerfahrt, Halle, 1868. (7) Gott grüsse dich. Religiöse Gedichte, Leipzig, 1876. (8) Aufwärtz, Leipzig, 1881. (9) Ich bau auf Gott. Neue religiöse Gedichte, Bremen, 1883. (10) Palme und Krone, Bremen, 1888. From these works a large number of pieces have passed into recent collections of German sacred poetry, and a few into recent German official hymnbooks. A considerable number have been translation by Lady John Manners, the Rev. J. Kelly, and others, but none have passed into English hymnbooks. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)