Today’s hymn strikes me as an excellent replacement for all the “Jesus is my boyfriend” songs that pass for worship these days. Each verse is bursting with devotion to the Savior, and presents biblical reasons for that devotion. The hymn ends quite logically with a plea for the final fulfillment, when we will express our adoration face to face with our Savior, Lord, and King. If this doesn’t arouse the “religious affections,” nothing will!
4 O Savior, Precious Savior
O Savior, precious Savior,
Whom yet unseen we love,
O Name of might and favor,
All other names above!
We worship Thee, we bless Thee,
To Thee, O Christ, we sing;
We praise Thee, and confess Thee
Our holy Lord and King.
O Bringer of salvation,
Who wondrously hast wrought,
Thyself the revelation
Of love beyond our thought;
We worship Thee, we bless Thee,
To Thee, O Christ, we sing;
We praise Thee, and confess Thee
Our gracious Lord and King.
In Thee all fullness dwelleth,
All grace and pow’r divine;
The glory that excelleth,
O Son of God, is Thine;
We worship Thee, we bless Thee,
To Thee, O Christ, we sing;
We praise Thee, and confess Thee
Our glorious Lord and King.
O grant the consummation
Of this our song above,
In endless adoration,
And everlasting love;
Then shall we praise and bless Thee
Where perfect praises ring,
And evermore confess Thee
Our Savior and our King.
—The Concordia Hymnal (Augsburg Publishing House), 1960.
I hate to do this, but if you want the melody, you’ll have to settle for the MIDI-from-hell at cyberhymnal. There are four tunes listed. If you click the MIDI for Angel’s Story and try to imagine yourself singing in a little white church with a steeple and bell and real wooden pews, accompanied by two ladies on piano and organ, you might get some sense of how I learned it. Or, if you’re willing to pay $0.89 for a nauseatingly embellished and over-orchestrated version, you can download it from Amazon. If anyone has a tip on a better source, I’d be grateful.
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