"Lord Jesus, Thou the Church's Head" by Johann Mentzer, 1658-1734 Translated by William J. Schaefer, 1891- Text From: THE HANDBOOK TO THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1942) pp. 335-336 1. Lord Jesus, Thou the Church's Head, Thou art her one Foundation; In Thee she trusts, before Thee bows, And waits for Thy salvation. Built on this Rock secure, Thy Church shall endure E'en though the world decay And all things pass away. Oh, hear, oh, hear us, Jesus! 2. O Lord, let this Thy little flock, Thy name alone confessing, Continue in Thy loving care, True unity possessing. Thy Sacraments, O Lord, And Thy saving Word To us e'er pure retain. Grant that they may remain Our only strength and comfort. 3. Help us to serve Thee evermore With hearts both pure and lowly; And my Thy Word, that light divine, Shine on in splendor holy That we repentance show, In faith ever grow; The power of sin destroy And all that doth annoy. Oh, make us faithful Christians! 4. And for Thy Gospel let us dare To sacrifice all treasure; Teach us to bear Thy blessed cross, To find in Thee all pleasure. Oh, grant us steadfastness In joy and distress, That we Thee ne'er forsake. Let us by grace partake O endless joy and glory. ______________________________________________________ Text from _The Handbook to the Lutheran Hymnal_ Notes from _The Lutheran Hymnal_ Hymn #477 Text: Col. 2:10 Author: Johann Mentzer, 1726, cento Translated by: William J. Schaefer, 1938 Titled: "O Jesu, einig wahres Haupt" Composer: Fritz Reuter, 1916 Tune: "Reuter" ______________________________________________________________ This text was converted to ascii format for Project Wittenberg by Cindy A. Beesl "Lord Jesus, Thou the Church's Head" by Johann Mentzer, 1658-1734 Translated by William J. Schaefer, 1891- Text From: THE HANDBOOK TO THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1942) pp. 335-336 1. Lord Jesus, Thou the Church's Head, Thou art her one Foundation; In Thee she trusts, before Thee bows, And waits for Thy salvation. Built on this Rock secure, Thy Church shall endure E'en though the world decay And all things pass away. Oh, hear, oh, hear us, Jesus! 2. O Lord, let this Thy little flock, Thy name alone confessing, Continue in Thy loving care, True unity possessing. Thy Sacraments, O Lord, And Thy saving Word To us e'er pure retain. Grant that they may remain Our only strength and comfort. 3. Help us to serve Thee evermore With hearts both pure and lowly; And my Thy Word, that light divine, Shine on in splendor holy That we repentance show, In faith ever grow; The power of sin destroy And all that doth annoy. Oh, make us faithful Christians! 4. And for Thy Gospel let us dare To sacrifice all treasure; Teach us to bear Thy blessed cross, To find in Thee all pleasure. Oh, grant us steadfastness In joy and distress, That we Thee ne'er forsake. Let us by grace partake O endless joy and glory. ______________________________________________________ Text from _The Handbook to the Lutheran Hymnal_ Notes from _The Lutheran Hymnal_ Hymn #477 Text: Col. 2:10 Author: Johann Mentzer, 1726, cento Translated by: William J. Schaefer, 1938 Titled: "O Jesu, einig wahres Haupt" Composer: Fritz Reuter, 1916 Tune: "Reuter" ______________________________________________________________ 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 ______________________________________________________________