457: I Greet Thee, Who My Sure Redeemer Art


1 I greet Thee, who my sure Redeemer art,
My only trust and Savior of my heart,
Who pain didst undergo for my poor sake;
I pray Thee from our hearts all cares to take.

2 Thou art the King of mercy and of grace,
Reigning omnipotent in every place:
So come, O King, and our whole being sway;
Shine on us with the light of Thy pure day.

3 Thou art the life, by which alone we live,
And all our substance and our strength receive;
Sustain us by Thy faith and by Thy power,
And give us strength in every trying hour.

4 Thou hast the true and perfect gentleness,
No harshness hast Thou and no bitterness;
O grant to us the grace we find in Thee,
That we may dwell in perfect unity.

5 Our hope is in no other save in Thee;
Our faith is built upon Thy promise free;
Lord, give us peace, and make us calm and sure,
That in Thy strength we evermore endure.

Text information
First Line:I greet Thee, who my sure Redeemer art
Title:I Greet Thee, Who My Sure Redeemer Art
Author (attr.):John Calvin
Translator:Elizabeth Lee Smith (1868)
Scripture:John 14:6; Acts 4:12; Colossians 1:27
Topic:Redemption; God | Adoration and Praise; Jesus Christ | Praise; Morning and Opening Hymns; Morning Prayer
Source:French Psalter, Strassburg, 1545
Language:English
Tune information
Tune name:TOULON
Meter:10.10.10.10
Key:F Major
Source:Genevan Psalter 1551, adapt. from Genevan 124

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