O Jesus, Blessed Lord, to Thee

Representative Text

1 O Jesu, blessèd Lord, to thee
my heartfelt thanks for ever be,
who hast so lovingly bestowed
on me thy body and thy blood.

2 Break forth, my soul, for joy and say,
'What wealth is come to me today!
My Saviour dwells within me now;
how blest am I! How good art thou!'

Source: CPWI Hymnal #612a

Author: Thomas Kingo

(no biographical information available about Thomas Kingo.) Go to person page >

Translator: A. J. Mason

Mason, Arthur James, M.A., was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge; B.A., in honours, 1872. He became a Fellow of his college in 1873, and Assistant Tutor in 1874. Ordained in 1874, he has since held some important appointments, and is now (1891), Hon. Canon and Canon Missioner of Truro, and Vicar of All Hallows, Barking, City of London, 1884, &c. To the 1889 Supplemental Hymns to Hymns Ancient & Modern, he contributed a translation of the Danish hymn: "0 Jesu! søde Jesu, dig" ("0 Jesu, Blessed Lord, to Thee"), Holy Communion, and the following original hymns:— 1. Church of the living God. The Holy Catholic Church. 2. Hail, Body true, of Mary born, and in the manger laid. Holy Communion. 3. Look down upon us, God of grac… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: O Jesus, blessed Lord, to Thee
Title: O Jesus, Blessed Lord, to Thee
Danish Title: O Jesu! Søde Jesu, dig
Author: Thomas Kingo (1689)
Translator: A. J. Mason (1889)
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

OLD HUNDREDTH

This tune is likely the work of the composer named here, but has also been attributed to others as shown in the instances list below. According to the Handbook to the Baptist Hymnal (1992), Old 100th first appeared in the Genevan Psalter, and "the first half of the tune contains phrases which may ha…

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BROCKHAM


VOM HIMMEL HOCH

Initially Luther used the folk melody associated with his first stanza as the tune for this hymn. Later he composed this new tune for his text. VOM HIMMEL HOCH was first published in Valentin Schumann's Geistliche Lieder in 1539. Johann S. Bach (PHH 7) used Luther's melody in three places in his wel…

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Timeline

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #5007
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Instances

Instances (1 - 10 of 10)

Ambassador Hymnal #276

Text

Christian Worship (1993) #316

TextPage Scan

CPWI Hymnal #612a

TextPage Scan

CPWI Hymnal #612b

Text

Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary #325

TextAudio

Evangelical Lutheran Worship #541

Lutheran Service Book #632

Text

Lutheran Worship #245

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #5007

Text

Together in Song #504

Include 14 pre-1979 instances
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