"Lord, as Thou Wilt, Deal Thou With Me" by Kaspar Bienemann, 1540-1591 Translated by Emanuel Cronenwett, 1841-1931 Text From: The Lutheran Hymnal (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1941) 1. Lord, as Thou wilt, deal Thou with me; No other wish I cherish. In life and death I cling to Thee; Oh, do not let me perish! Let not Thy grace from me depart And grant an ever patient heart To bear what Thou dost send me. 2. Grant honor, truth, and purity, And love Thy Word to ponder; From all false doctrine keep me free. Bestow, both here and yonder, What serves my everlasting bliss; Preserve me from unrighteousness Throughout my earthly journey. 3. When, at Thy summons, I must leave This vale of sin and sadness, Give me Thy grace, Lord, not to grieve, But to depart with gladness. To Thee my spirit I commend; Lord, grant me a blessed end Through Jesus Christ, my Savior. __________________________________________________________ Notes: Hymn #406 from The Lutheran Hymnal Text: Ps. 40:8 Author: Kaspar Bienemann, 1574 Translated by: Emanuel Cronenwett, 1880, alt. Titled: "Herr, wie du willst, so schick's mit mir" Tune: "Herr wie du willst" 1st Published in: _Deutsch Kirchenamt_ Town: Strassburg, 1525 ______________________________________________________________ This text was converted to ascii format for Project Wittenberg by Debbie Harris and is in the public domain. You may freely distribute, copy or print this text. Please direct any comments or suggestions to: Rev. Robert E. Smith of the Walther Library at Concordia Theological Seminary. E-mail: robert.smith@ctsfw.edu Surface Mail: 6600 N. Clinton St., Ft. Wayne, IN 46825 USA Phone: (260) 452-3149 Fax: (260) 452-2126 ______________________________________________________________