613. O Lord Jesus, I adore thee

PART ONE -
1 O Lord Jesus, I adore thee
for the bread of worth untold
freely given in thy communion,
wonderful a thousandfold,
given today in loving bounty
more than my poor heart can hold.

2 Make thou of my soul an orchard
quickened into fruitfulness;
come, O come, life-giving Manna,
making glad my wilderness:
sweeter far than any sweetness
tongue can taste or words express.

PART TWO -
3 Ah, Lord Jesus go not from me,
stay, ah, stay with me, my Lord;
make me shrink from whatsoever
will not with thy name accord;
act through me in every action,
speak through me in every word.

4 Would that I could keep thee always
in mine inmost heart to be,
thou and only thou suggesting
every thought and wish in me;
all my soul, with singing, offered
for a sacrifice to thee.

Text Information
First Line: O Lord Jesus, I adore thee
Latin Title: Eia, Jesu, adorande
Author: John Mauburn, 1460-1503
Translator: John Macleod Campbell Crum, 1872-1958
Language: English
Publication Date: 2010
Topic: Sacraments and Other Occasions: Holy Communion
Tune Information
Name: ST THOMAS (TRADITIONAL)
Harmonizer: Anonymous
Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7
Key: E♭ Major
Source: Traditional melody



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