465 Jesus Christ our Lord

1. Eternal light, shine in my heart;

eternal hope, lift up my eyes;

eternal power, be my support;

eternal wisdom, make me wise.

2. Eternal life, raise me from death;

eternal brightness, help me see;

eternal Spirit, give me breath;

eternal Savior, come to me;

3. until by your most costly grace,

invited by your holy word,

at last I come before your face

to know you, my eternal God.

Words: Christopher Idle (b. 1938); from a prayer of Alcuin (735?-804) Music: Ach bleib bei uns, melody Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654); harm. Seth Calvisius (1556-1615)