Scripture Verse

They presented unto Him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh. Matthew 2:11

Introduction

Words: Jo­hann Tölt­schig, cir­ca 1746.

Music: Pil­grim­age (Herrn­hut), from the Herrn­hut MS. Cho­ral Buch, 1735–45 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

What of­fer­ing shall I bring to Thee,
Immanuel, my king and God?
Who didst vouch­safe a man to be
To save me by Thy pre­cious blood;
Thou, at whose birth the an­gels sing,
Peace up­on earth, goodwill to men,
To whom the sag­es hum­bly bring
Their gifts, though Thou ap­pear so mean.

This will I do, Thou Child di­vine,
I’ll give Thee that for which Thou cam’st;
My soul and bo­dy, Lord, are Thine,
And them in love to me Thou claim’st:
My hum­ble sa­cri­fice re­ceive,
Dear Je­sus, born to bleed for me,
That I by faith in Thee might live,
And with Thee live eter­nal­ly.