4949. Once He Came in Blessing

1. Once He came in blessing,
All our ills redressing,
Came in likeness lowly,
Son of God most holy;
Bore the cross to save us,
Hope and freedom gave us.

2. Still He comes within us,
Still His voice would win us
From the sins that hurt us;
Would to truth convert us
From our foolish errors,
Ere He comes in terrors.

3. Thus if Thou hast known Him,
Not ashamed to own Him,
Nor dost love Him coldly,
But will trust Him boldly,
He will now receive thee,
Heal thee, and forgive thee.

4. He who well endureth,
Bright reward secureth;
Come, then, O Lord Jesus,
From our sins release us;
Let us here confess Thee,
Till in Heav’n we bless Thee.

Text Information
First Line: Once He came in blessing
Title: Once He Came in Blessing
German Title: Gottes Sohn ist kommen
Author: Johann Roh (1544)
Translator (from German): Catherine Winkworth
Meter: 12.12.12
Language: English
Source: Ein Gesangbuch der Bruder inn Gehemen und Merherrn (Nürnberg, Germany: 1544); translation in Chorale Book for England (London: Longman, Green, Long­man, Ro­berts and Green, 1863), num­ber 26
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: GOTTES SOHN IST KOMMEN
Composer: Michael Weisse (1531)
Meter: 12.12.12
Incipit: 11345 56715 34542
Key: F Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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