"Let Me Be Thine Forever" Stanza 1by Nikolaus Selnecker, 1572 Stanzas 2 and 3, author unknown, 1688 Translated by Matthias Loy, 1828-1915 Text From: THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1941) 1. Let me be Thine forever, Thou faithful God and Lord; Let me forsake Thee never Nor wander from Thy Word. Lord, do not let me waver, But give me steadfastness, And for such grace forever Thy holy name I'll bless. 2. Lord Jesus, my Salvation, My Light, my Life divine, My only Consolation, Oh, make me wholly Thine! For Thou hast dearly bought me With blood and bitter pain. Let me, since Thou hast sought me, Eternal life obtain. 3. And Thou, O Holy Spirit, My Comforter and Guide, Grant that in Jesus' merit I always may confide, Him to the end confessing Whom I have known by faith. Give me Thy constant blessing And grant a Christian death. _____________________________________________ Notes: Hymn #334 from _The Lutheran Hymnal_ Text: Rom. 6:16 Author: Stanza 1, Nikolaus Selnecker, 1572 Author: Stanza 2 and 3, author unknown, 1688 Translated by: Matthias Loy, 1880, alt. Titled: "Lass mich dein sein und bleiben" Tune: "Ich dan' dir, lieber Herre" 1st Published in: _Musika Deutsch_ Town: Nuernberg, 1532 ______________________________________________________________ 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: CFWLibrary@CRF.CUIS.EDU Surface Mail: 6600 N. Clinton St., Ft. Wayne, IN 46825 USA Phone: (219) 481-2123 Fax: (219) 481-2126 ______________________________________________________________