The United Methodist Hymnal · No. 403 · Words: Teresa of Avila
For True Life
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →A liturgical Agnus Dei setting ('Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world') associated with the 16th-century Spanish mystic Teresa of Avila. The text draws on the ancient Mass ordinary, invoking Christ as the Lamb of God and closing with a plea for peace.
Govern all by thy wisdom,
O Lord,
so that my soul may always
be serving thee
as thou dost will,
and not as I may choose.
Do not punish me,
I beseech thee,
by granting that which
I wish or ask,
if it offend thy love,
which would always
live in me.
Let me die to myself,
that I may serve thee;
let me live to thee,
who in thyself art the true life.
Amen.
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