715. Let Me Be Yours Forever

1 Let me be yours forever,
my faithful God and Lord;
let me forsake you never
nor wander from your Word.
Lord, do not let me waver
but give me steadfastness,
and for such grace and favor
your holy name I'll bless.

2 Lord Jesus, my salvation,
my light, my life divine,
my only consolation,
to you I all resign,
for you have dearly bought me
with blood and bitter pain.
Let me, since you have sought me,
eternal life obtain.

3 O gracious Holy Spirit,
my comforter and guide,
grant that in Jesus' merit
I always may confide,
him to the end confessing
whom I have known by faith.
Give me your constant blessing
and grant a Christian death.

Text Information
First Line: Let me be yours forever
Title: Let Me Be Yours Forever
Author (st. 1): Nicolaus Selnecker, 1532-1592
Translator: Mathias Loy, 1828-1915 (alt.)
Meter: 76 76 D
Language: English
Publication Date: 2021
Scripture: ; ;
Topic: Discipleship
Source: Sts. 2, 3: Gesang-Büchlein, Rudolstadt, 1688
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: LOB GOTT GETROST MIT SINGEN
Arranger: Heinz-Walter Schmitz II, b. 1944
Meter: 76 76 D
Key: G Major or modal
Source: Musika Teutsch, Nürnberg, 1532
Copyright: Setting © 2007 Heinz-Walter Schmitz II



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