Lutheran Hymnody
The Hymns
CONFIRMATION
335
My Maker, Be Thou Nigh
Ps. 119: 8
6. 6. 6. 6. 7. 7. 7. 7. 8. 6.
mein Schöpfer, steh mir bei
Johann J. Rambach, †1735
Tr., E. Taylor, 1925, alt.
Mein Schöpfer, steh mir bei
Franz H. Meyer
stand
all
pre
life
things
se
cious
to
I
whom
Thy
light
I
may
most
of
owe,
cure
blood,
give
Ho
Com
Sav
Mak
er,
ly
fort
ior,
1
My
My
4
O
3
My
2
ty!
pow’r
nigh
To
That
With
The
clean
Thou
me
be
wash
er,
Trin
give
i
be
al
with
I
stow.
lure.
God
live.
on
my
and
my
heart
sin
peace
earth
And
That
When
Thine
guide
takes
a
age
temp
me
tion’s
all
Thine
gra
ta
way
with
im
in
With
The
And
While
world
in
seals
here
ly
hour
sin
eye
cious
tem
tho’t
wounds
pow’rs
and
ple
it
sur
be
spire
in
all
Thy
my
Thy
my
ho
feel
hid
ren
ly
ing,
eth.
der;
weak
me
peace
heart
me,
tho’
to
in
my
Son
soul
Thee
Choose
The
My
To
ly,
ing,
eth
der
And
To
In
When
and
re
a
I
low
veal
bid
ten
un
deav
en
sal
to
one
full
grace
rise
ing
or
tion.
der,
pon
end
va
tion
my
find
of
Make
There
His
Where
shall
it
I
Word
praise
er.
der,
ing.
de
ev
na
wan
scend
love
free
let
grace
Him
Nor
To
And
For
serve
from
from
con
Thee
dam
and
dom
me
so
er,
ior,
fort
ly
Mak
Sav
Com
Ho
Thou
me
give
i
Trin
be
wash
er,
ly;
sin,
show’r:
be,
My
May
My
O
re
by
es
to
ly
Thy
Thee
Thy
Thine
and
ise
bliss,
gifts
lost,
prom
heav’n
me
out
on
de
O
On
With
Up
A
nigh.
clean.
pow’r!
ty!
filed
I
own
grac
men.
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