54. What Offering Shall I Bring to Thee

1 What offering shall I bring to Thee,
Immanuel, my King and God,
Who didst vouchsafe a man to be
To save me by Thy precious blood,
Thou, at Whose birth the angels sing,
“Peace upon earth, goodwill to men,”
To whom the sages humbly bring
Their gifts, though Thou appear so mean?

2 This will I do, Thou Child Divine,
I’ll give Thee that for which Thou cam’st;
My soul and body, Lord, are Thine,
And them in love to me Thou claim’st:
My humble sacrifice receive,
Dear Jesus, born to bleed for me,
That I by faith in Thee might live,
And with Thee live eternally.

Text Information
First Line: What offering shall I bring to Thee
Title: What Offering Shall I Bring to Thee
Author: John Töltschig, 1703-1764 (1746, a.)
Language: English
Publication Date: 1969
Topic: The Church Year: Advent
Tune Information
Name: PILGRIMAGE
Key: F Major
Source: Herrnhut, c. 1735; C. Gregor Choralbuch, 1784


Tune Information:

Die Wanderschaft in dieser Zeit; (166, A)


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