Above: The Right Reverend Robert C. Wright, Bishop of Atlanta, at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Columbus, Georgia, August 25, 2013
Image Source = Bill Monk, Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta
Original Danish Words by Thomas Hansen Kingo (1634-1703)
English Translation by the Reverend P. C. Paulsen (1881-1948)
Hymn Source = Hymnal for Church and Home, Third Edition (1938), of the American Evangelical Lutheran Church and the United Evangelical Lutheran Church, denominations with Danish heritage
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1. O dearest Lord, receive from me
The heartfelt thanks I offer Thee,
Who thro’ Thy body and the Thy blood,
Hast wrought my soul’s eternal good.
2. Break forth, my soul, in joy and praise,
What wealth is mine this day of days!
My Jesus dwells within my soul;
Let ev’ry tongue His grace extol.
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