"Lord Jesus Christ, Be Present Now"
                            by unknown author, 1651
                 Translated by Catherine Winkworth, 1829-1878
                                  Text From:
                              THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL
                 (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1941)



        1. Lord Jesus Christ, be present now,
        Our hearts in true devotion bow,
        Thy Spirit send with grace divine,
        And let Thy truth within us shine.

        2. Unseal our lips to sing Thy praise,
        Our souls to Thee in worship raise,
        Make strong our faith, increase our light
        That we may know Thy name aright;

        3. Until we join the hosts that cry,
        "Holy art Thou, O Lord, most high!"
        And in the light of that blest place
        Fore'er behold Thee face to face.

        4. Glory to God the Father, Son,
        And Holy Spirit, Three in One!
        To Thee, O blessed Trinity,
        Be praise throughout eternity!

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        Notes:
        Hymn #3 from _The Lutheran Hymnal_
        Text: Ps. 95:2
        Author: unknown, 1651
        Translated by: Catherine Winkworth, 1863, alt.
        Titled: "Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend"
        Tune: "Herr Jesu Christ, dich"
        1st Published in: _Cantionale Germanicum_
        Town: Dresden, 1628
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