Lutheran Hymnody
The Hymns
THE REDEEMER
365
Jesus I Will Never Leave
Luke 9: 57
7. 8. 7. 8. 7. 7.
Meinen Jesum lass’ ich nicht
Christina Keimann, 1658, ab.
Meinen Jesum lass’ ich nicht
“Neuverfertigtes Gesangbuch”
Darmstadt, 1699
shall
feel
am
self
thith
fail
bid
giv
come
ing
a
hath
last
taste,
earth
me
I
and
I
Him
er
me;
ing;
en;
I
sight
I
I
will
my
Je
pass
nev
at
sus
my
shall
will
will
Nor
3
Though
2
Je
1
Je
4
sus
nev
leave
ing,
on
for
When
Hear
While
Who
er
er
leave
way,
a
sus
leave,
driv
to
as
con
er
take
fid
geth
sail
be
bliss
live
sore
Him
ev
they
and
in
me;
er.
ing.
en.
is
Firm
What
Though
Where
to
He
last
to
cares
saints
will
light
Him
Him
life’s
have
un
His
my
I
ly
Where
Shall
In
Nor
Him
o’er
all
from
ceive,
day
give,
cleave
re
of
I
I’ll
doth
mons
light
Him
I
me
of
to
Je
Je
Je
Je
re
be
re
He’ll
ceive,—
reave,—
ceive,
give,—
me
Him
sum
joy
Life
Naught
When
End
from
shall
His
less
A
er
er
er
er
leave.
leave.
leave.
leave.
men.
I
I
I
I
will
will
will
sus
will
sus
sus
sus
nev
nev
nev
nev
5
Nor for earth’s vain joys I crave
Nor, without Him, heaven’s pleasure;
Jesus, who my soul did save,
Evermore shall be my Treasure.
He redemption did achieve,—
Jesus I will never leave.
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