Text:O Lord, Give Heed unto Our Plea
Author:Johann Utenhovius
Translator (from German to Swedish):Jesper Swedberg
Translator (from Swedish to English):Ernst W. Ol­son
Tune:HEAVENLY HOST
Media:MIDI file

5077. O Lord, Give Heed unto Our Plea

1. O Lord, give heed unto our plea,
O Spirit, grant Thy graces,
That we who put our trust in Thee
May rightly sing Thy praises.
Thy Word, O Christ, unto us give,
That grace and pow’r we may receive
To follow Thee, our Master.

2. Touch Thou the shepherd’s lips, O Lord,
That in this blessèd hour
He may proclaim Thy sacred Word
With unction and with power.
What Thou wouldst have Thy servant say,
Put Thou into his heart, we pray,
With grace and strength to say it.

3. Let heart and ear be opened wide
Unto Thy Word and pleading;
Our minds, O Holy Spirit, guide
By Thine own light and leading.
The law of Christ we would fulfill,
And walk according to His will,
His Word our rule of living.

Text Information
First Line: O Lord, give heed unto our plea
Title: O Lord, Give Heed unto Our Plea
Swedish Title: O Gott, du un­ser Va­ter bist
Author: Johann Utenhovius (ca. 1570)
Translator (from German to Swedish): Jesper Swedberg (1694)
Translator (from Swedish to English): Ernst W. Ol­son (1925)
Meter: 87.87.887
Language: English; Swedish
Source: Published in Sontags-Evangelia Gesangweise, Swed­ish title (O Gud, some hörer al­las röst)
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: HEAVENLY HOST
Meter: 87.87.887
Incipit: 13456 44321 14321
Key: F Major
Source: Swedish tune, 1697
Copyright: Public Domain



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