"O Blessed Day When First was Poured" by Sebastian Besnault, d.1724 Translated by John Chandler, 1806-1876 Text From: THE HANDBOOK TO THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1942)p.93 1. O blessed day when first was poured The blood of our redeeming Lord! O blessed day when Christ began His saving work for sinful man! 2. While from His mother's bosom fed, His precious blood He wills to shed; A foretaste of His death He feels, An earnest of His love reveals. 3. Scarce come to earth, His Father's will With prompt obedience to fulfil, A victim even now He lies Before the day of sacrifice. 4. In love our guilt He undertakes; Sinless, for sin atonement makes. The great Lawgiver for our aid Obedient to the Law is made. 5. Lord, circumcise our heart, we pray, And take what is not Thine away. Write Thine own name upon our hearts, Thy Law within our inward parts. 6. O Lord, the Virgin-born, to Thee Eternal praise and glory be, Whom with the Father we adore And Holy Ghost forevermore. _______________________________________________________ Notes: Hymn #115 from _The Handbook to the Lutheran Hymnal_ Text: Gal. 4:4-5 Author: Sebastian Besnault, d.1726 Translated by: John Chandler, 1837, alt. Titled: "Felix dies, quam proprio" Tune: "Angelus" 1st Published in: _Heilige Seelenlust_ Town: Breslau, 1657, ad. ______________________________________________________________ This text was converted to ascii format for Project Wittenberg by Cindy A. Beesley and is in the public domain. You may freely distribute, co "O Blessed Day When First was Poured" by Sebastian Besnault, d.1724 Translated by John Chandler, 1806-1876 Text From: THE HANDBOOK TO THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1942)p.93 1. O blessed day when first was poured The blood of our redeeming Lord! O blessed day when Christ began His saving work for sinful man! 2. While from His mother's bosom fed, His precious blood He wills to shed; A foretaste of His death He feels, An earnest of His love reveals. 3. Scarce come to earth, His Father's will With prompt obedience to fulfil, A victim even now He lies Before the day of sacrifice. 4. In love our guilt He undertakes; Sinless, for sin atonement makes. The great Lawgiver for our aid Obedient to the Law is made. 5. Lord, circumcise our heart, we pray, And take what is not Thine away. Write Thine own name upon our hearts, Thy Law within our inward parts. 6. O Lord, the Virgin-born, to Thee Eternal praise and glory be, Whom with the Father we adore And Holy Ghost forevermore. _______________________________________________________ Notes: Hymn #115 from _The Handbook to the Lutheran Hymnal_ Text: Gal. 4:4-5 Author: Sebastian Besnault, d.1726 Translated by: John Chandler, 1837, alt. Titled: "Felix dies, quam proprio" Tune: "Angelus" 1st Published in: _Heilige Seelenlust_ Town: Breslau, 1657, ad. ______________________________________________________________ This text was converted to ascii format for Project Wittenberg by Cindy A. Beesley and is in the public domain. You may freely distribute, copy or print this text. Please direct any comments or suggestions to: Rev. Robert E. Smith of the Walther Library at Concordia Theological Seminary. E-mail: bob_smith@ctsfw.edu Surface Mail: 6600 N. Clinton St., Ft. Wayne, IN 46825 USA Phone: (219) 452-2148 Fax: (219) 452-2126 ______________________________________________________________