O Dearest Jesus, God of Honor

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O dearest Jesus, God of honor

Author: Joachim Neander; Translator: Erna N. Fels
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 O dearest Jesus, God of honor,
Have mercy and my Savior be.
Let me but always hear Thy calling,
Thy voice ring loud and clear in me.

2 My soul is like a land that's barren.
Revive it soon, Thou Shield of Grace.
To Thee alone myself commending,
Thy word proclaims Thy faithfulness.

3 Oh, fill my heart with strength and brightness,
Thou Light that's pure and never dim.
Lord Jesus, Thou art my assurance
Of healing from all pain and sin.

4 Oh, let my lips be full of praises
And let my heart o'erflow with love.
Help me to do what is required,
Thy voice my teacher from above.

5 As I immerse myself in Thee, Lord,
So live and dwell alone in me.
My former being Thou wouldst weaken.
Lord Jesus, draw me close to Thee.

6 Along with Peter I can say then:
O Lord, the place to be is here.
Here one knows naught of care and sorrow,
Of worry, agony and fear.

Source: The Amana Church Hymnal #131

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Author: Joachim Neander

Neander, Joachim, was born at Bremen, in 1650, as the eldest child of the marriage of Johann Joachim Neander and Catharina Knipping, which took place on Sept. 18, 1649, the father being then master of the Third Form in the Paedagogium at Bremen. The family name was originally Neumann (Newman) or Niemann, but the grandfather of the poet had assumed the Greek form of the name, i.e. Neander. After passing through the Paedagogium he entered himself as a student at the Gymnasium illustre (Academic Gymnasium) of Bremen in Oct. 1666. German student life in the 17th century was anything but refined, and Neander seems to have been as riotous and as fond of questionable pleasures as most of his fellows. In July 1670, Theodore Under-Eyck came to Breme… Go to person page >

Translator: Erna N. Fels

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First Line:	O dearest Jesus, God of honor
Title:	O Dearest Jesus, God of Honor
German Title:	O Jesu Christe, Gott der Ehren
Author:	Joachim Neander
Translator:	Erna N. Fels
Language:	English
Publication Date:	1992
Copyright:	This text may still be under copyright because it was published in 1992.