"Come, My Soul, Thy Suit Prepare" by John Newton, 1725-1807 Text From: THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1941) 1. Come, my soul, thy suit prepare, Jesus loves to answer prayer; He Himself has bid thee pray, Therefore will not say thee nay. 2. Thou art coming to a King, Large petitions with thee bring; For His grace and pow'r are such None can ever ask too much. 3. With my burden I begin: Lord, remove this load of sin; Let Thy blood, for sinners spilt, Set my conscience free from guilt. 4. Lord, I come to Thee for rest, Take possession of my breast; There Thy blood-bought right maintain And without a rival reign. 5. As the image in the glass Answers the beholder's face, Thus unto my heart appear; Print Thine own resemblance there. 6. While I am a pilgrim here, Let Thy love my spirit cheer; As my Guide, my Guard, my Friend, Lead me to my journey's end. 7. Show me what I have to do; Every hour my strength renew. Let me live a life of faith; Let me die Thy people's death. ________________________________________________ Notes: Hymn #459 from _The Lutheran Hymnal_ Text: 1 Kings 3:5 Author: John Newton, 1779 Composer: Justin H. Knecht, 1797 Tune: "Vienna" ______________________________________________________________________ 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 Walthe "Come, My Soul, Thy Suit Prepare" by John Newton, 1725-1807 Text From: THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1941) 1. Come, my soul, thy suit prepare, Jesus loves to answer prayer; He Himself has bid thee pray, Therefore will not say thee nay. 2. Thou art coming to a King, Large petitions with thee bring; For His grace and pow'r are such None can ever ask too much. 3. With my burden I begin: Lord, remove this load of sin; Let Thy blood, for sinners spilt, Set my conscience free from guilt. 4. Lord, I come to Thee for rest, Take possession of my breast; There Thy blood-bought right maintain And without a rival reign. 5. As the image in the glass Answers the beholder's face, Thus unto my heart appear; Print Thine own resemblance there. 6. While I am a pilgrim here, Let Thy love my spirit cheer; As my Guide, my Guard, my Friend, Lead me to my journey's end. 7. Show me what I have to do; Every hour my strength renew. Let me live a life of faith; Let me die Thy people's death. ________________________________________________ Notes: Hymn #459 from _The Lutheran Hymnal_ Text: 1 Kings 3:5 Author: John Newton, 1779 Composer: Justin H. Knecht, 1797 Tune: "Vienna" ______________________________________________________________________ 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 ______________________________________________________________________