"Oh, Enter, Lord, Thy Temple"
                     by Paul Gerhardt, 1607-1676
                             Text From:
                 THE HANDBOOK TO THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL
     (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1942), pp. 170-171


        1. Oh, enter, Lord, Thy temple,
        Be Thou my spirit's Guest,
        Who gavest me, the earth-born,
        A second birth more blest.
        Thou in the Godhead, Lord,
        Though here to dwell Thou deignest,
        Forever equal reignest,
        Art equally adored.

        2. Oh, enter, let me know Thee
        And feel Thy power within,
        The power that breaks our fetters
        And rescues us from sin;
        Oh, wash and cleanse Thou me
        That I may serve Thee truly
        And render honor duly
        With perfect heart to Thee.

        3. Thou art, O Holy Spirit,
        The true anointing Oil,
        Through which are consecrated
        Soul, body, rest, and toil
        To Christ, whose guardian wings,
        Where'er their lot appointed,
        Protect His own anointed,
        His prophets, priests, and kings.

        4. Thou, Holy Spirit, teachest
        The soul to pray aright;
        Thy songs have sweetest music,
        Thy prayers have wondrous might.
        Unheard they cannot fall,
        They pierce the highest heaven
        Till He His help hath given
        Who surely helpeth all.

        5. Thy gift is joy, O Spirit,
        Thou wouldst not have us pine;
        In darkest hours Thy comfort
        Doth ever brightly shine.
        And, oh, how oft Thy voice
        Hath shed its sweetness o'er me
        And opened heaven before me
        And bid my heart rejoice!

        6. All love is Thine, O Spirit;
        Thou hatest enmity;
        Thou lovest peace and friendship,
        All strife wouldst have us flee;
        Where wrath and discord reign,
        Thy whisper kindly pleadeth
        And to the heart that heedeth
        Brings love and light again.

        7. Our path in all things order
        According to Thy mind,
        And when this life is over
        And all must be resigned,
        Oh, grant us then to die
        With calm and fearless spirit
        And after death inherit
        Eternal life on high.

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        Notes:
        Hymn #228 from The Handbook to The Lutheran Hymnal
        Text: Acts 2: 17
        Author: Paul Gerhardt, 1653, cento
        Translated by: Catherine Winkworth, 1863, alt.
        Titled: Zeuch ein zu deinen Toren
        Composer: Johann Crueger, 1653
        Tune: Zeuch ein

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