Scripture Verse

Bow down Thine ear, O Lord, hear me. Psalm 86:1

Introduction

Words: Ano­ny­mous, be­fore the 11th Cen­tu­ry (An­nue Chris­te sae­cu­lo­rum Do­mi­ne). Trans­lat­ed from La­tin to Eng­lish by Tho­mas A. La­cey in The Eng­lish Hym­nal (Lon­don: Ox­ford Uni­ver­si­ty Press, 1906), num­ber 174.

Music: An­nue Chris­te Fran­çois de la Feil­lée, Nou­velle Mé­thode du plain-chant 1782 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pic­ture of de la Feil­lée (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Thomas A. Lacey (1853–1931)

Lyrics

Lord of creation, bow Thine ear,
O Christ, to hear
The intercession of Thy
Servant true and dear,
That we unworthy, who have
Trespassed in Thy sight,
May live before Thee where he dwells
In glo­ri­ous light.

O God our Sav­ior, look on Thine
Inheritance,
Sealed by the favor shining
From Thy countenance;
That no false spirit bring to naught
The souls of price
Bought by the merit of Thy
Perfect sacrifice.

We bear the bur­den of
Our guilt and enmity,
Until Thy pardon lift the heart
Fom slavery;
Then through the spending
Of Thy life blood,
King of grace,
Grant us unending triumph
In Thy holy place.

To Thee the glo­ri­ous Christ,
Our Sav­ior manifest,
All wreaths vic­to­ri­ous,
Praise and worship
Be addressed,
Whom with the living Fa­ther
Humbly we adore,
And the life giving Spi­rit,
God for­ev­er­more.