Scripture Verse

Order my steps in Thy Word, and let not any iniquity have dominion over me. Psalm 119:133

Introduction

Words: Sy­ne­si­us of Cyrene, cir­ca 430 (Μνώεο Χριστέ). Trans­lat­ed from Greek to Eng­lish by Al­len W. Chat­field, Songs and Hymns of Ear­li­est Greek Christ­ian Po­ets (Lon­don: Riv­ing­tons, 1876), pag­es 88–90: In trans­lat­ing this ode I have giv­en my spir­it more li­ber­ty. It may be con­sidered as a pa­ra­phrase or amp­li­fi­ca­tion, ra­ther than an ex­act trans­la­tion of the orig­in­al.

Music: South­well (Da­man) Will­iam Da­man, Psalmes of Da­vid in Eng­lish Me­ter 1579 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Lyrics

Lord Je­sus, think on me;
And this poor offering,
Which I do humbly weave for Thee,
Accept, O Christ, my king.

Lord Je­sus, think on me
And purge away my sin:
From earthborn pas­sions set me free
And make me pure with­in.

Lord Je­sus, think on me,
With care and woe op­pressed;
Let me Thy lov­ing serv­ant be,
And taste Thy pro­mised rest.

Lord Je­sus, think on me
Amid the bat­tle’s strife:
In all my pain and mi­se­ry
Be Thou my health and life.

Lord Je­sus, think on me
Nor let me go as­tray;
Through dark­ness and per­plex­ity
Point Thou the hea­ven­ly way.

Lord Je­sus, think on me
When floods the tem­pest high:
When on doth rush the ene­my,
O Sav­ior, be Thou nigh.

Lord Je­sus, think on me
That, when the flood is past,
I may th’eter­nal bright­ness see
And share Thy joy at last.

Lord Je­sus, think on me,
And grant me my de­sire,
That I, with mind and limbs set free,
May join the heav’n­ly choir.

Lord Je­sus, think on me
That I may sing ab­ove
To Fa­ther, and to Thee,
And to the Ho­ly Dove.