596. 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): Nikolaus Selnecker, 1532-92
Translator: Matthias Loy, 1828-1915 (alt.)
Meter: 76 76 D
Language: English
Publication Date: 1993
Topic: Confirmation
Source: Gesangbuch, Rudolstadt, 1688, st. 2-3
Tune Information
Name: ICH DANK DIR, LIEBER HERRE
Meter: 76 76 D
Key: G Major
Source: Musika Teutsch, Nürnberg, 1532, alt.
Notes: Alternate setting: 445



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