Jesus, Give Me Your Salvation

 

A Hymn on the Sower and the Different Grounds

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Tune: O Du Liebe / Jesus, Refuge of the Weary

 

1. Jesus, give me Your salvation

In Your holy, saving Word;

Keep me as Your new creation,

Calling You my only Lord.

Deep now in my heart be sowing

Seed that shall by grace take root,

Into will and action growing,

Bearing faith’s abundant fruit.

 

2. Guard me from the devil’s lying,

Which would snatch the seed from me,

By Your Spirit truth supplying

That will set this sinner free.

Keep Your Church throughout these ages

From false faith and heresy,

Firmly built on Scripture’s pages,

Joined to You in unity.

 

3. In the world much persecution

Will be ours – this You have said.

Grant us by Your absolution

Through all trials to be led;

Though the world her glory offer,

Let us claim Your cross’s shame,

That we gladly here may suffer,

Boasting in Your saving Name. 

 

4. Nor let any fleshly pleasure

Choke the seed You plant in us;

Let us count as loss all treasure

That conceals Your righteousness.

Tear each care and thorny burden

From our poor and sinful hearts,

Giving by Your Word Your pardon

That Your blood to us imparts.

 

5. Break our hearts in love, dear Sower,

Make them by Your goodness good;

You, of faith the gracious Grower,

Pour on water with Your blood;

So shall You, our faith’s Beginning,

By Your Holy Spirit’s Word,

With Your voice for us be winning

Fruits of faith and faith’s reward.

                        1/30/18