"I Pray Thee, Dear Lord Jesus" By Thomas Hansen Kingo, 1634-1703 Text From: THE HANDBOOK TO THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1942) p. 464 1. O Jesu, gid du vilde Mit Hjerte danne saa, Det baade aarl' og silde Dit Tempel vaere maa! Du selv min Hjerne vende Fra Verdens klog Flok, Og laer mig dig at kjende, Saa har jeg Visdom nok! _______________________________________________________ Notes: Hymn #655 from _The Handbook to the Lutheran Hymnal_ Text: 1 John 3: 23 Author: Thomas Hansen Kingo, 1699 Titled: "O Jesu, gid du vilde" Tune: "Jeg vil mig Herren love" 1st Published in: Hartnack Zinck's _Koralbog_, 1801 ______________________________________________________________ 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: COSMITHB@ASH.PALNI.EDU. Surface Mail: 6600 N. Clinton St., Ft. Wayne, IN 46825 USA Phone: (219) 452-2123 Fax: (219) 452-2126 ______________________________________________________________