Scripture Verse

Where two or three are gathered together in My name, there am I in the midst of them. Matthew 18:20

Introduction

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Anders Bersell (1853–1903)

Words: An­ders C. Rut­ström (1721–1772) (Kom, Hul­das­te För­bar­ma­re). Trans­lat­ed from Swed­ish to En­glish by An­ders O. Ber­sell in the Hym­nal: For Church­es and Sun­day-Schools of the Au­gus­ta­na Sy­nod (Rock Is­land, Il­li­nois: Lu­ther­an Au­gus­ta­na Book Con­cern, 1899), num­ber 149.

Music: Edo Fred­rik G. Hed­berg (1811–1893) (🔊 pdf nwc). Ap­peared in The Jun­ior Hym­nal, Ev­an­gel­ic­al Lu­ther­an Au­gus­ta­na Sy­nod of North Am­eri­ca (Rock Is­land, Il­li­nois: Au­gus­ta­na Book Co­ncern, 1928), num­ber 14.

Alternate Tune:

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Fredrik G. Hedberg
(1811–1893)

Lyrics

Come, Sav­ior dear, with us ab­ide,
We need Thy kind com­pas­sion;
Thy flock to liv­ing waters guide,
Which are Thy wounds and pas­sion;
And lead us into pas­tures green,
Where faith­ful souls are ev­er seen
In peace and bliss­ful un­ion.

O Sea of love, pour out Thy flood
O’er all in bless­èd show­ers;
The fie­ry darts quench with Thy blood
And crush hell’s ev­il pow­ers.
Thou, of the world the Mer­cy Seat,
Let of Thy love the gentle heat
Set all our hearts aglow­ing.