Jesus, grant me this, I pray
Jesus, grant me this, I pray,
ever in thy heart to stay;
let me evermore abide
hidden in thy wounded side.
If the evil one prepare,
or the world, a tempting snare,
I am safe when I abide
in thy heart and wounded side.
If the flesh, more dangerous still,
tempt my soul to deeds of ill,
naught I fear when I abide
in thy heart and wounded side.
Death will come one day to me;
Jesus, cast me not from thee:
dying let me still abide
in thy heart and wounded side.
Words: Latin, 1753;
trans. Henry Williams Baker, 1861
Music: Song 13
Meter: 77 77
Website compiled by
Steve Benner
, 2000-2003.
