Our Blest Redeemer, Ere He Breathed
- Words:
- Harriet Auber
- Music:
- John B. Dykes
Sheet music
- 1Our blest Redeemer, ere He breathedHis tender, last farewell,A Guide, a Comforter, bequeathedWith us to dwell.He came sweet influence to impart,A gracious, willing Guest,While He can find one humble heartWherein to rest.
- 2And His that gentle voice we hear,Soft as the breath of ev’n,That checks each fault, that calms each fear,And speaks of heav’n.O God of purity and grace,Our weakness, pitying, see;O make our hearts Thy dwelling place,And worthier Thee.
In the hymnals
- Written in 1829, the words are in 591 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The sheet music and words are from PDHymns.com. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.