The Lutheran Hymnal ‎#484

484. We Bid Thee Welcome in the Name

1 We bid thee welcome in the name
Of Jesus, our exalted Head.
Come as a servant,- so He came,
And we receive thee in His stead.

2 Come as a shepherd; guard and keep
This fold from hell and world and sin;
Nourish the lambs and feed the sheep;
The wounded heal, the lost bring in.

3 Come as a teacher sent from God,
Charged His whole counsel to declare.
Lift o’er our ranks the prophet’s rod
While we uphold thy hands with prayer.

4 Come as a messenger of peace,
Filled with the Spirit, fired with love.
Live to behold our large increase
And die to meet us all above.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: We bid thee welcome in the name
• Title: We Bid Thee Welcome in the Name
• Author: James Montgomery (1825, cento)
• Meter: L.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1941
• Scripture:
  1 Corinthians 4:1-2
• Topic: The Church: Ministry

Tune Information

• Name: HERR JESU CHRIST, MEIN'S
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: "As Hymnodus Sacer," Leipzig, 1625