Text:Lord, Open Now My Heart to Hear
Author:Johann Olearius, 1611-84
Translator (st. 2):Mark A. Jeske, b. 1952
Translator (sts. 1, 3):Matthias Loy, 1828-1915
Tune:ERHALT UNS, HERR

282. Lord, Open Now My Heart to Hear

1 Lord, open now my heart to hear,
And through your Word to me draw near.
Let me your Word e'er pure retain;
Let me your child and heir remain.

2 [Text copyrighted]

3 To God the Father, God the Son,
And God the Spirit, Three in One,
Shall glory, praise, and honor be
Now and throughout eternity.

Text Information
First Line: Lord, open now my heart to hear
Title: Lord, Open Now My Heart to Hear
Author: Johann Olearius, 1611-84
Translator (sts. 1, 3): Matthias Loy, 1828-1915 (alt.)
Translator (st. 2): Mark A. Jeske, b. 1952
Meter: LM
Language: English
Publication Date: 1993
Topic: Word of God
Copyright: Text tr. st.2: © 1993 Mark A. Jeske. Used by permission.
Tune Information
Name: ERHALT UNS, HERR
Meter: LM
Key: e minor
Source: Klug, Geistliche Lieder zu Wittemberg, Wittenberg, 1543, alt.
Copyright: Setting: © 1993 Kermit G. Moldenhauer. Used by permission.
Notes: Alternate settings: 203, 287



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