Lutheran Hymnody
The Hymns
CHRISTMAS
89
To Thee My Heart I Offer
Luke 2: 7
7. 6. 7. 6. 8. 8. 8. 6.
Mein Herz will ich dir schenken
Author unknown, 1653
Tr., composite
Cordis donum
“Clausener Gesangbuch,” 1653
sweet
sweet
sweet
sweet
and
O
and
and
and
Christ
Christ
Christ
Christ
O
child
child
child
child
dear,
dear?
dear.
dear;
all
brought
heart
Thee
my
my
Thee
with
1
To
My
O
4
With
3
What
2
be
man
of
O
glow
ing,
ger,
ing,
fer,
I
heart
to
in
heart
the
is
and
er
er
er
er
near!
near!
near!
near!
Thou
Thou
Thou
Thou
ev
ev
ev
ev
love
Up
I
Thy
I
on
Thee,
Thee,
for
Thy
a
and
re
and
me,
Lord
love
love
love
Oh,
Oh,
ly;
ger—
ior;
ing,
Thee
be
be
be
be
Oh,
Oh,
on
stran
Sav
ly
for
from
main
down
rest
be
and
heav’n
un
ev
ing
there
it
reach
cat
let
re
es
tle
it
for
a
a
er
bove,
aye
fraid;
mine,
I
how
Thee
my
in
in
great
heart
heart
Lord,
see
Thou
My
O
I
Take
lay,
love
laid,
Thine
ger
Thy
me
ger
Let
That
Near
And
this
man
give
man
Thy
is
a
and
nal
a
to
and
ly.
child!
Thee.
mild.
cure
made
low
Sav
ter
God,
bow
meek
e
Thee,
ly
ior
men.
A
to
for
Thy
sus,
that
by
hu
ly,
Thee
us,
deep
ho
it
love
see
Je
Draw
Thy
I
O
be
filed,
ty
filed,
may
de
i
de
Se
That
And
My
it
sin
mil
un
5
Let me be Thine forever,
O Christ-child sweet and dear;
Uphold me with Thy mercy
And be Thou ever near.
From Thee I gladly all receive,
And what is mine to Thee I give.
My heart, my soul, and all I own:
Let these be Thine alone.
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