With all my heart I love Thee, Lord

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1 With all my heart I love Thee, Lord;
Forsake me not, but still afford
Thy ready help and favor:
The world, its joys delight me not,
Nor earth nor heav'en could be my lot,
Wert Thou not mine forever.
And should my heart with sorrow break,
Thyself my portion I will make,
My trust, my heart's delight, my all,
Whose blood redeemed me from the fall:
Lord Jesus Christ!
My God and Lord! Thy gracious name
Preserve me from eternal shame.

2 My body, soul, and all I have
Are Thine, O Lord, to keep and save,
In this our life of sadness:
I pray Thee grant me daily grace,
To use each gift to Thy sole praise,
For other's good and gladness:
From doctrine false, from error wild,
From Satan's lies protect Thy child!
My soul with Thy whole strength prepare,
My cross in meekest love to bear:
Lord Jesus Christ!
My God and Lord! Thy gracious name
Preserve me from eternal shame.

3 My soul let Thine own angels dear,
To Abram's bosom bear and cheer,
When she her flight is taking:
My body, in its chamber still,
Securely keep from wrong and ill,
Till earth's last great awaking:
Then raise me, Lord, to be with Thee,
That these mine eyes with joy may see,
O Son of God, Thy glorious face.
My Savior, and my fount of grace!
Lord Jesus Christ,
Thy servant hear! hear, I implore,
That I may praise Thee evermore!

Source: Wartburg Hymnal: for church, school and home #265

Translator: H. G. de Bunsen

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Author: Martin Schaling

Schalling, Martin, son of Martin Schalling, sometime pastor at Strassburg (after 1543, pastor at Weitersweiler, near Saarbrücken), was born at Strassburg, April 21, 1532. He matriculated, in 1550, at the University of Wittenberg, where he became a favourite pupil of Melanchthon, and a great friend of Nicolaus Selnecker. After taking his M.A., he continued, for a short time, at Wittenberg as lecturer; and then became, in 1554, diaconus at Regensburg. The Superintendent at Regensburg, at that time, was Nicolaus Gallus, a strong partisan of Matthias Flach; and as Schalling thought it his duty to preach against Flacianism he had to give up his post in 1558; but soon after was appointed diaconus at Amberg, in Bavaria (Oberpfalz). When, in 1568,… Go to person page >

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First Line: With all my heart I love Thee, Lord
German Title: Herzlich lieb hab ich dich o Herr
Translator: H. G. de Bunsen
Author: Martin Schaling
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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