Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#364b

364b. O Lord, I sing with mouth and heart

1 O Lord, I sing with mouth and heart,
Joy of my soul! to Thee;
To earth Thy knowledge I impart,
As it is known to me.

2 Thou art the Fount of grace, I know,
And Spring so fall and free,
Whence saving health and goodness flow
Each day so bounteously.

3 Thou feedest us from year to year,
And constant dost abide:
When danger fills our hearts with fear,
With help art at our side.

4 With patience dost Thou ev'r abide,
Nor long Thine anger keep,
But castest all our sins aside
Into the ocean's deep.

5 Our deepest needs dost Thou supply,
Thou giv’st what lasts for aye,
Thou lead’st us to our home on high,
When hence we pass away.

6 Then up, my heart, rejoice and sing,
A Cheerful trust maintain!
For God, the Source of ev'rything,
Thy portion will remain.

Text Information

• First Line: O Lord, I sing with mouth and heart
• Author: Paul Gerhardt (1683)
• Translator: John Kelly (1867)
• Meter: C. M. No. 2
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: Fourth Sunday in Lent; Seventh Sunday in Trinity; Christian Life and Hope: The Walk of Godliness: Praise
• Notes: From the German Text: Ich singe dir mit Herz und Mund

Tune Information

• Name: MORNINGTON
• Composer: Samuel Howard (ca. 1750)
• Meter: C. M. No. 2
• Key: A Major