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Text:Our blest Redeemer, ere he breathed
Author:Harriet Auber, 1773-1862
Tune:ST CUTHBERT
Composer:J. B. Dykes, 1823-1876

193. Our blest Redeemer, ere he breathed

1 Our blest Redeemer, ere he breathed
his tender last farewell,
a guide, a Comforter, bequeathed
With us to dwell.

2 He came sweet influence to impart,
a gracious willing guest,
while he can find one humble heart
wherein to rest.

3 And his that gentle voice we hear,
soft as the breath of even,
that checks each thought, that calms each fear,
and speaks of heaven.

4 And every virtue we possess,
and every conquest won,
and every thought of holiness,
are his alone.

5 Spirit of purity and grace,
our weakness, pitying, see:
O make our hearts thy dwelling-place,
and worthier thee.

Text Information
First Line: Our blest Redeemer, ere he breathed
Author: Harriet Auber, 1773-1862
Meter: 86 84
Language: English
Publication Date: 2000
Scripture: ; ; ; ; ;
Topic: Pentecost
Tune Information
Name: ST CUTHBERT
Composer: J. B. Dykes, 1823-1876
Meter: 86 84
Key: E♭ Major



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