ELHB Hymn 188
O dearest Jesus, Thee I pray
Barthold Helder
Hymn Text
188. O dearest Jesus, Thee I pray
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1 O dearest Jesus, Thee I pray:
Within my heart now make Thy stay,
That I, like Simeon of old,
By faith may gladly Thee infold.
Within my heart now make Thy stay,
That I, like Simeon of old,
By faith may gladly Thee infold.
2 Thou art my Life and Happiness,
Whom God hath sent, my soul to bless:
O cleanse and purify my heart,
That from Thy paths I ne'er depart.
Whom God hath sent, my soul to bless:
O cleanse and purify my heart,
That from Thy paths I ne'er depart.
3 Lord, with Thy light show me the way,
That never I may go astray;
Ward off all sorrow and despair,
And let me be Thine own fore'er.
That never I may go astray;
Ward off all sorrow and despair,
And let me be Thine own fore'er.
Source noted on Hymnary: Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book #188