The Cyber Hymnal ‎#3858

3858. Let Me Be Thine Forever

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.

Text Information

• First Line: Let me be Thine forever, Thou faithful God and Lord
• Title: Let Me Be Thine Forever
• German Title: Lass mich dein sein und bleiben
• Author (v. 1): Nikolaus Selnecker (1572)
• Author (v. 2-3): Unknown (1688)
• Translator (from German): Matthias Loy (1880, alt.)
• Meter: 76.76 D
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: AURELIA, Samuel S. Wesley, 1864

Tune Information

• Name: ICH DANK' DIR
• Composer: Anonymous (1532)
• Meter: 76.76 D
• Incipit: 11712 75232 16511
• Key: G Major
• Source: Musika Deutsch (Nürnberg, Germany: 1532)
• Copyright: Public Domain