Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#356b

356b. O draw me, Saviour, after Thee!

1 O draw me, Saviour, after Thee!
So shall I run and never tire.
With gracious words still comfort me;
Be Thou my Hope, my sole Desire.
Free me from every weight: nor fear
Nor sin can come, if Thou art here.

2 From all eternity, with love
Unchangeable, Thou hast me viewed.
Ere knew this beating heart to move,
Thy tender mercies me pursued.
Ever with me may they abide,
And close me in on every side.

3 Still let Thy Love point out my way;
How wondrous things Thy love hath wrought!
Still lead me, lest I go astray;
Direct my work, inspire my thought;
And if I fall, soon may I hear
Thy voice, and know that love is near.

4 In suffering be Thy love my peace,
In weakness be Thy love my power;
And when the storms of life shall cease,
Jesus, in that important hour,
In death as life be Thou my Guide,
And save me, Who for me hast died!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O draw me, Saviour, after Thee!
• Author: Paul Gerhardt (1653)
• Translator: John Wesley (1739. a)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: The Christian Life: Communion with Christ
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: ST. CATHERINE
• Composer: Henri F. Hemy (1865)
• Altered by: James G. Walton (1871)
• Meter: 8 8, 8 8, 8 8
• Key: G Major
• Notes: Public Domain.