10 HERMANN. C. M.

Nicolaus Hermann, 1560.

12 NEANDER. 8. 7. 8. 7. 7. 7.

Joachim Neander, 1680.

2 Yes, my God, I come before Thee,
Come Thou also down to me;
Where we find Thee and adore Thee,
There a heaven on earth must be.

To my heart O enter Thou,
Let it be Thy temple now.

3 Here Thy praise is gladly chanted,
Here Thy seed is duly sown;
Let my soul, where it is planted,

Bring forth precious sheaves alone;
So that all I hear may be
Fruitful unto life in me.

13 NÜREMBERG. 7. 8. 7. 8. 8. 8.

4 Thou my faith increase and quicken, Let me keep Thy gift divine, Howsoe'er temptations thicken;

May Thy word still o'er me shine;
As my pole-star through my life,
As my comfort in my strife.

5 Speak, O God, and I will hear Thee,
Let Thy will be done indeed;
May I undisturbed draw near Thee
While Thou dost Thy people feed.
Here of life the fountain flows,
Here is balm for all our woes.

Benjamin Schmolck, 1732.
Tr. Catherine Winkworth, 1863.

Johann Rudolph Ahle, 1664.

4 Here may we gain from heaven
The grace which we implore;
And may that grace, once given,
Be with us evermore,
Until that day when all the blest
To endless rest are called away.
Anon. (Latin, 6th or 7th Century.)
Tr. Rev. John Chandler, 1837.