Let Me Be Thine Forever

Let me be Thine forever, Thou faithful God and Lord;
Let me forsake Thee never, nor wander from Thy Word.
Lord, do not let me waver, but give me steadfastness,
And for such grace forever Thy holy Name I’ll bless.

Lord Jesus, my Salvation, my Light, my Life divine,
My only Consolation, oh, make me wholly Thine!
For Thou hast dearly bought me with blood and bitter pain.
Let me, since Thou hast sought me, eternal life obtain.

And Thou, O Holy Spirit, my Comforter and Guide,
Grant that in Jesus’ merit I always may confide,
Him to the end confessing Whom I have known by faith.
Give me Thy constant blessing and grant a Christian death.

Author: Nikolaus Selnecker

Year: 1587

Original German text "Lass mich dein sein und bleiben" by Nikolaus Selnecker (published 1587); English translation by Matthias Loy (1863). The lyrics match Selnecker's well-known three-stanza hymn invoking the Trinity.