Above:  Star Night

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Original German Text by Count Nicholas Ludwig von Zinzendorf (1700-1760)

English Translation (1769), recast in 1789 by John Swertner (1746-1813)

Hymn Source = Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church (Unitas Fratrum) (1923)

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Jesus, hear our prayer,

For Thy children care;

While we sleep, protect and bless us,

With Thy pardon now refresh us:

Leave Thy peace divine

With us, we are Thine.

Above:  Pentecost Dove, May 24, 2015

Scan by Kenneth Randolph Taylor

Original German Text (1732) by Count Nicholas Ludwig von Zinzendorf (1700-1760)

English Translation (1789) by John Swertner (1746-1813)

Hymn Source = Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church (Unitas Fratrum) (1923)

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Jesus, by the Holy Spirit

May we all instructed be;

Sanctify us by the merit

Of Thy blest humanity.

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Grant that we may love Thee truly;

Lord, our thoughts and actions sway,

And to every heart more fully

Thy atoning power display.

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Lead us so that we may honor

Thee, the Lord our Righteousness,

And bring fruit to Thee, the Donor

Of all gospel-truth and grace.

Above:  The Moravian Logo

Scan by Kenneth Randolph Taylor

John Swertner (1746-1813) was a Dutch-born English Moravian clergyman and the editor of the English Moravian hymnal of 1789.

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Jesus, Hear Our Prayer:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2016/07/13/jesus-hear-our-prayer/

Jesus, By the Holy Spirit:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2016/07/13/jesus-by-the-holy-spirit/

With Thy Presence, Lord, Our Head and Saviour:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2014/09/13/with-thy-presence-lord-our-head-and-saviour/

Jesus, Thyself To Us Reveal:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/04/24/jesus-thyself-to-us-reveal/

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Above:  Christ the Merciful

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Stanza #1 (1742) by Johannes de Watteville (1742); Translated by an anonymous Moravian in 1746

Stanza #2 (1697) by Joachim Lange (1670-1742); Translated (1789) by John Swertner (1746-1813), altered

Stanza #3 (1738) by Anna Nitschmann (1715-1760); Translated (1789) by John Swertner

Hymn Source = Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church (1969), Moravian Church in America

The Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church (Unitas Fratrum) (1923) attributes the entire hymn to Bishop Johannes de Watteville.

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1.  Jesus, Thyself to us reveal,

Grant that we may not only feel

Some drawings of Thy grace,

But in communion with Thee live,

And daily from Thy death derive

The needful strength to run our race.

2.  O let us think Thee always near,

As is the light that shines so clear,

Or as the air we breathe;

In all our thoughts, our words and ways,

Thus may our lives show forth Thy praise,

Our hearts be freed from things beneath.

3.  Jesus, Thou fain wouldst have us be

In all things more conformed to Thee;

We’re filled with conscious shame,

And thank Thee for Thy care and love;

Thy patience, which we richly prove,

Our heartfelt gratitude doth claim.

Above:  The Right Reverend Robert C. Wright, Bishop of Atlanta, at St. James Episcopal Church, Clayton, Georgia, June 11, 2014

Image Source = Bill Monk, Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta

Hymn Source = Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church (Unitas Fratrum) (1923)

Original German words by Bishop Christian Gregor (1723-1801), “the Father of Moravian Music”

English Translation by John Swertner (1746-1813), English Moravian minister and hymnal editor

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1.  With Thy presence, Lord, our Head and Saviour,

Bless us all, we humbly pray;

Our dear heavenly Father’s love and favor

Be our comfort every day;

2.  May the Holy Ghost in each proceeding

Favor us with His most gracious leading;

Thus shall we be truly blest,

Both in labor and in rest.