"Lord Jesus, Think on Me"
by Synesius of Cyrene, c. 375-430
Translated by Allen W. Chatfield, 1808-1896
Text From:
THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL
(St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1941)
1. Lord Jesus, think on me
And purge away my sin;
From earth-born passions set me free
And make me pure within.
2. Lord Jesus, think on me
With many a care opprest;
Let me Thy loving servant be
And taste Thy promised rest.
3. Lord Jesus, think on me
Amid the battle's strife;
In all my pain and misery
Be Thou my Health and Life.
4. Lord Jesus, think on me
Nor let me go astray;
Through darkness and perplexity
Point Thou the heavenly way.
5. Lord Jesus, think on me
When floods the tempest high;
When on doth rush the enemy,
O Savior, be Thou nigh!
6. Lord Jesus, think on me
That, when the flood is past,
I may the eternal brightness see
And share Thy joy at last.
7. Lord Jesus, think on me
That I may sing above
To Father, Spirit, and to Thee
The strains of praise and love.
Notes:
Hymn #320 from _The Lutheran Hymnal_
Text: Ps. 119:133
Author: Synesius of Cyrene, 430
Translated by: Allen W. Chatfield, 1876, cento
Titled: "Mnoheo Christe"
Composer: William Daman, 1579
Tune: "Southwell"
1st Published in: _Psalter_
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