1

Blessèd Jesus, at thy word

we are gathered all to hear thee;

let our hearts and souls be stirred

now to seek and love and fear thee;

by thy teachings pure and holy,

drawn from earth to love thee solely.

3

Gracious Lord, thyself impart!

Light of Light, from God proceeding,

open thou our ears and heart,

help us by thy Spirit’s pleading.

Hear the cry thy Church upraises;

hear, and bless our prayers and praises.

Words: Tobias Clausnitzer (1619-1684); tr. Catherine Winkworth (1829-1878); alt.
Music: Liebster Jesu, melody Johann Rudolph Ahle (1625-1673); alt. Das grosse Cantional: oder Kirchen-Gesangbuch, 1687; harm. George Herbert Palmer (1846-1926)
Meter: 78. 78. 88

2

All our knowledge, sense, and sight

lie in deepest darkness shrouded,

till thy Spirit breaks our night

with the beams of truth unclouded;

thou alone to God canst win us;

thou must work all good within us.