"Send, O Lord, Thy Holy Spirit" by unknown author, 19th century Translated by Frederick W. Hersberger, 1859-1930 Text From: THE HANDBOOK TO THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1942) p. 343 1. Send, O Lord, Thy Holy Spirit On Thy servant now, we pray; Let him prove a faithful shepherd To Thy little lambs alway. Thy pure teaching to proclaim, To extol Thy holy name, And to feed Thy lambs, dear Savior, Make his aim and sole endeavor. 2. Thou, O Lord, Thyself hast called him For Thy precious lambs to care; But to prosper in his calling, He the Spirit's gifts must share. Grant him wisdom from above, Fill his heart with holy love; In all weakness be Thou near him, In his prayers, Good Shepherd, hear him. 3. Help, Lord Jesus, help him nourish Our dear children with Thy Word That in constant love they serve Thee Till in heav'n their song is heard. Boundless blessings, Lord, bestow On his faithful toil below Till by grace to him is given His reward, the crown of heaven. _____________________________________________________________ Notes from _The Lutheran Hymnal_ Hymn #491 from _The Handbook to the Lutheran Hymnal_ Text: Acts 11:24 Titled: "Segne, Herr, mit deinem Geiste" Author: unknown, 19th century Translated by: Frederick W. Herzberger, 1930, alt. Composer: Johann Schop, 1642 Tune: "Werde Munter" ______________________________________________________________________ This text was converted to ascii format for Project Wittenberg by Marilyn F. Gardner 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 ______________________________________________________________________