Jesus, I Will Ponder Now | ![]() |
Sigismund von Birken, 1653; German text
Jesus, I will ponder now On Thy holy Passion; With Thy Spirit me endow For such meditation. Grant that I in love and faith May the image cherish Of Thy suffering, pain, and death, That I may not perish.
2. Make me see Thy great distress,
3. Yet, O Lord, not thus alone | 4. Grant that I Thy Passion view With repentant grieving Nor Thee crucify anew By unholy living. How could I refuse to shun Every sinful pleasure Since for me God's only Son Suffered without measure?
5. If my sins give me alarm
6. Grant that I may willingly |