The Cyber Hymnal ‎#15371

15371. My Inmost Heart Now Raises

1 My inmost heart now raises,
In this fair morning hour,
A song of thankful praises
To Thine almighty power;
O God, upon Thy throne,
To honor and adore Thee,
I bring my praise before Thee
Through Christ, Thine only Son.

2 For Thou from me hast warded
All perils of the night;
From every harm hast guarded
My soul till morning’s light;
To Thee I humbly cry,
O Savior, have compassion,
And pardon my transgression;
Have mercy, Lord most high!

3 And shield me from all evil,
O gracious God, this day,
From sin, and from the devil,
From shame and from dismay.
From fire’s consuming breath,
From water’s devastation,
From need and consternation,
From evil sudden death.

4 Let not Thine angel leave me
While here on earth I stay,
Lest Satan’s arts deceive me,
And lead my soul astray.
Then keep Thine angel near
At night and each new morrow
Lest soul and body sorrow
And faltering cost me dear.

5 Amen! I say, not fearing
That God rejects my prayer,
I doubt not He is hearing
And granting me His care;
And so I go my way,
And do not look behind me,
But ply the task assigned me,
God’s help shall be my stay.

Text Information

• First Line: My inmost heart now raises
• Title: My Inmost Heart Now Raises
• German Title: Aus meines Herzens Grunde
• Author: Georg Niege
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth (alt.)
• Language: English
• Source: Tr.: The Chorale Book for England (London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green, 1863)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: AUS MEINES HERZENS GRUNDE
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: Neu Catechismus_Gesangbüchlein, 1598
• Copyright: Public Domain