Sweet Savior, Bless Us Ere We Go

Representative Text

1 O Saviour, bless us ere we go;
thy word into our minds instil,
and make our lukewarm hearts to glow
with lowly love and fervent will.
Through life's long day and death's dark night,
O gentle Jesus, be our Light.

2 The day is done, its hours have run,
and thou hast taken count of all,
the scanty triumphs grace hath won,
the broken vow, the frequent fall.
Through life's long day and death's dark night,
O gentle Jesus, be our Light.

3 Grant us, dear Lord, from evil ways
true absolution and release;
and bless us, more than in past days,
with purity and inward peace.
Through life's long day and death's dark night,
O gentle Jesus, be our Light.

4 Do more than pardon; give us joy,
sweet fear and sober liberty,
and simple hearts without alloy
that only long to be like thee.
Through life's long day and death's dark night,
O gentle Jesus, be our Light.

5 For all we love, the poor, the sad,
the sinful, unto thee we call;
O let thy mercy make us glad:
thou art our Jesus, and our All.
Through life's long day and death's dark night,
O gentle Jesus, be our Light.

Source: CPWI Hymnal #24

Author: Frederick W. Faber

Raised in the Church of England, Frederick W. Faber (b. Calverly, Yorkshire, England, 1814; d. Kensington, London, England, 1863) came from a Huguenot and strict Calvinistic family background. He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford, and ordained in the Church of England in 1839. Influenced by the teaching of John Henry Newman, Faber followed Newman into the Roman Catholic Church in 1845 and served under Newman's supervision in the Oratory of St. Philip Neri. Because he believed that Roman Catholics should sing hymns like those written by John Newton, Charles Wesley, and William Cowpe, Faber wrote 150 hymns himself. One of his best known, "Faith of Our Fathers," originally had these words in its third stanza: "Faith of Our Fathers! Mary'… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Sweet Savior, bless us ere we go: Thy word into our minds instill
Title: Sweet Savior, Bless Us Ere We Go
Author: Frederick W. Faber (1849)
Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Through life's long day and death's dark night
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

ST. MATTHIAS (Monk)


STELLA (English)

First published in Henri Frederick Hemy's Easy Hymn Tunes for Catholic Schools (1851), STELLA was a folk tune from northern England that Hemy heard sung by children in Stella, a village near Newcastle-upon-Tyme. In modified bar form (AA'B), the tune has an interesting rhythmic structure. Antiphonal…

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A Church Hymn Book #198

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A Church hymnal #239

A Church of England Hymn Book #41

A Hundred Songs of God and His Kingdom #d52

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A Hymnal and Service Book for Sunday Schools, Day Schools, Guilds, Brotherhoods, etc. #133

A Selection of Hymns #d63

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A Selection of Spiritual Songs #142

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A Treasury of Catholic Song #236

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American Catholic Hymnal #72

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American Catholic Hymnal #73

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An Evening Service Book #66

Angelic Songs #d143

Armed Forces Service Book for Public and Private Use. 2nd rev. ed. #d71

Army and Navy Service Book for Public and Private Use. Rev. ed. #d61

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Army and Navy Service Book #54

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Augsburg Songs for Sunday Schools and other services #162

Augsburg Songs, Nos. l and 2 Combined #d288

Book of Common Praise #d529

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Book of Worship #184

Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs with Music for the Church and the Choir #d819

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Carmina Sanctorum, a selection of hymns and songs of praise with tunes #51

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Carmina Sanctorum #51

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Catholic Church Hymnal with Music #214a

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Catholic Church Hymnal with Music #214b

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Chapel Treasures (Christ Chapel Sabbath-School, Lebanon, PA) #289

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Childhood Songs #9

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Children's Hymns with Tunes #20a

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Christian Chorals #20

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Christian Hymns #38

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Christian Praise #59

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Christian Praise #103

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Christian Praise #103

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Christian Song #48

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Church Book #62

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Church Book #62

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Church Hymnal #318

Church Hymnal, Third Edition #29

Church Hymns and Services, Published under License of the Church Pension Fund #d177

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Church Hymns and Tunes #67

Church Hymns with Tunes #30

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Church Hymns #26

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Common Praise #48

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Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church #435

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CPWI Hymnal #24

Elim; or Hymns of Holy Refreshment #d97

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Evangel Songs #77

Evangelical Lutheran Hymn Book with Tunes #d412

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Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book #12

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Gloria Deo #19

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Good-Will Songs #67

Great Songs of the Church #d261

Great Songs of the Church (Revised) #13

Great Songs of the Church #471

Harmony in Praise #d201

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Hosanna for the Sunday School #124

Hosanna of the Little Ones #d42

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Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #147

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Hymn-Book of the Evangelical Association #10

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Hymnal #98

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Hymnal Amore Dei #40

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Hymnal and Canticles of the Protestant Episcopal Church with Music (Gilbert & Goodrich) #338a

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Hymnal and Canticles of the Protestant Episcopal Church with Music (Gilbert & Goodrich) #338b

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Hymnal and Canticles of the Protestant Episcopal Church with Music (Gilbert & Goodrich) #338c

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Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church #617

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Hymnal Companion to the Prayer Book with Accompanying Tunes (Second Edition) #14a

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Hymnal Companion to the Prayer Book with Accompanying Tunes (Second Edition) #14b

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Hymnal Companion to the Prayer Book #262

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Hymnal Companion to the Prayer Book #14a

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Hymnal Companion to the Prayer Book #14b

Hymnal for children #d201

Hymnal of the Evangelical Church. Word ed. #d688

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Hymnal of the Presbyterian Church in Canada #341

Hymnal of the Presbyterian Church in Canada with Accompanying Tunes #d223

Hymnal of the Reformed Episcopal Church #d110

Hymnal of the Reformed Episcopal Church, adopted in General Council, Chicago, May 1879 #d286

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Hymnal with Music for Children #185

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Hymnal with Music for Children #185

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Hymnal, Amore Dei #40

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Hymnal, Amore Dei #313

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Hymnal, Amore Dei. Rev. ed. #a313

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Hymnal, Amore Dei. Rev. ed. #a40

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Hymnal #338

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Hymnal #338

Hymns Ancient and Modern (Standard ed.) #28

Hymns Ancient and Modern, New Edition #25

Hymns Ancient and Modern, Revised #28

Hymns Ancient and Modern #17

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Hymns and Carols for Church and Sunday-school #158

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Hymns and Songs for Catholic Children #197

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Hymns and Songs of Praise for Public and Social Worship #1030

Hymns and Tunes for Children of the Church #d180

Hymns for Public Worship in the Diocese of Fredericton. 2nd ed. #d186

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Hymns for the Christian Church, for the Use of the First Church of Christ in Boston #459

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Hymns for the Church #22

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Hymns for the Sanctuary and Social Worship #142

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Hymns of the Ages (3rd series) #120

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Hymns of the Ages #262

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Hymns of the Ages #262

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