588. Fit Us for Thy Service, Lord

Fit us for Thy service, Lord,
Each one in Thy congregation
In his station;
Set us in the appointed place
To Thy praise;
Make us for Thy service able,
Ever willing, strong and stable,
Till in thee we end our race.

Text Information
First Line: Fit us for Thy service, Lord
Title: Fit Us for Thy Service, Lord
Author: Nicholas L. von Zinzendorf, 1700-1760 (1738)
Translator: John Gambold, 1711-1771 (1751)
Recast: John Swertner, 1746-1813 (1789)
Language: English
Publication Date: 1969
Topic: Hymns for Special Uses
Tune Information
Name: GUIDING STAR
Composer: Johann A. Freylinghausen, 1670-1739 (1704)
Composer: Johann Balthasar König, 1691-1758 (1738)
Meter: 7.8.4.7.3.8.8.7. Trochaic
Key: D Major


Tune Information:

O du Hüter Israel; (155, A)


Media
MIDI file: MIDI

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