Moravian Book of Worship ‎#269

269. How Shall I Meet My Savior?

1 How shall I meet my Savior?
How shall I truly welcome thee?
What manner of behavior
is by thy love required of me?
I wait for thy salvation;
grant me, O Lord, thy Spirit’s light;
and may my preparation
be well accepted in thy sight.

2 While with her sweetest flowers
thy waiting Zion strews thy way,
I’ll raise with all my powers,
Savior, to thee a grateful lay;
to thee, the King of glory,
my heart will tune a song divine
and make thy love’s bright story
through me in living witness shine.

Text Information

• First Line: How shall I meet my Savior?
• Title: How Shall I Meet My Savior?
• Author: Paul Gerhardt (1653)
• Translator: Arthur Tozer Russell (1851)
• Alterer: Edward T. Mickey, Jr. (1963)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1995
• Scripture:
  Amos 4:12
  ;
  Matthew 1:23
  ;
  Matthew 21:1-11
  ;
  Mark 11:8-9
  ;
  Luke 19:36-38
  ;
  John 12:12-19
  ;
  Philippians 2:5-11
• Topic: Advent; Christian year--Advent; Christian year--Palm Sunday

Tune Information

• Name: LEINBACH
• Composer: Edward W. Leinbach (1870)
• Arranger: Margaret Leinbach Kolb (1966, alt.)
• Meter: 7.8.7.8.D.
• Key: D♭ Major