"O Lord, We Welcome Thee" by Caspar Ziegler, 1621-1690 Text From: THE HANDBOOK TO THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1942) p. 76 1. O Lord, we welcome Thee, Our hearts for joy are leaping. Thou, Jesus, dearest Child, Thy precious promise keeping, Art come from heaven to earth To be our Brother dear; Thou gracious Son of God, Wilt banish all our fear. 2. The mighty Son of God, His majesty concealing, Dwells with our fallen race To give us balm and healing. The everlasting God Descends from realms above, Becomes a winsome Child, Reveals His Father's love. 3. Ah, sweet and gentle name! Its echoes far are sounding, It pierces hearts of stone And tells of love abounding. O Jesus, dearest Child, On Thee will we rely, And, calling on Thy name, We die not when we die. 4. To Thee alone we cling, For Thee all else forsaking; On Thee alone we build Though heaven and earth be quaking. To Thee alone we live, In Thee alone we die; O Jesus, dearest Lord, With Thee we reign on high. _______________________________________________________ Notes from _The Lutheran Hymnal_ Hymn #93 from _The Handbook to the Lutheran Hymnal_ Text: Is. 9:6 Author: Caspar Ziegler, 1648 Translated by: composite Titled: "Ich freue mich in dir" Composer: Johann Crueger, 1648 Tune: "Nun danket alle Gott" ______________________________________________________________ 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 ______________________________________________________________