O Lord, I am not worthy, That Thou shouldest come to me. But speak the word of comfort, My spirit shall be healed.
I'm longing to receive Thee The Bridegroom of my soul. No more by sin to grieve Thee. Or flee Thy sweet control.
O Lord. Thou art all holy. The angels Thee adore; How. then ought I sincerely. My wrongs and sins deplore!
But when Thou soon wilt enter. My heart. my sinful heart. Then heal me. be my shelter. For Thou my Saviour art.
O Lord. how can I thank Thee For such a gift as this? A gift which truly filleth. My soul with heav'nly bliss!
I praise Thee. I extol Thee. I love Thee. O my Sire. Till once in joy and glory. In heav'n I'll Thee admire.
O Sacrament most Holy. O Sacrament Divine. All praise and all thanksgiving Be every moment Thine.
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O Lord, I Am Not Worthy
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1. O Lord, I am not worthy
That Thou should'st come to me,
But speak the words of comfort,
My spirit healed shall be.
2. Oh, come, all you who labor
In sorrow and in pain,
Come, eat This Bread from heaven;
Thy peace and strength regain.
3. O Jesus, we adore Thee,
Our Victim and our Priest,
Whose precious Blood and Body
Become
our sacred Feast.
4. O Sacrament most holy,
O Sacrament divine!
All praise and all thanksgiving
Be ev'ry moment Thine.
This is a beautiful and reverent Catholic hymn, suitable for use during the whole Liturgical year. You can be sure that the faithful will be better inspired to worship God upon hearing such lofty and sublime sentiments as are expressed by this song.
It is still sung today in many conservative or traditional Catholic circles, usually as a
Communion hymn. The sentiments of humility expressed by this song are most appropriate for those who have just received Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.
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This is a Victorian era Communion hymn. It was originally published as four stanzas, without "O Sacrament Most Holy" which appears to have been later added to it as a chorus and/or an extra verse. The author and composer are unknown.
Books which it has been published in include:
- Catholic Youth Hymnal, 1871
- Manual of the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 1897
- The Baltimore Catechism, 1885. (ref).
These dates mean that the work is definitely in the public domain in the USA, and highly likely to be in most other countries.
The tune used in these early publications is not clear. Slightly later publications have used another tune which is simply described as "An old melody" - and many different verses have been added to it.
A quite different set of verses was included in the 1920 Army and Navy Hymnal, labelled as Copyright 1913. These are used in some contemporary books also, so are quoted below.
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Lyrics
O Lord, I am not worthy that thou should’st come to me;
But speak the word of comfort, my spirit healed shall be.
And humbly I’ll receive thee, the bridegroom of my soul,
No more by sin to grieve thee or fly thy sweet control.
Eternal Holy Spirit, unworthy though I be,
Prepare me to receive him
and trust the Word to me.
Increase my faith, dear Jesus, in thy real presence here,
And make me feel most deeply that thou to me art near.
Happy morning, sweet the hour, That on which Thou cam'st to me,
Beauteous, too, that glorious power, Which allures my soul to Thee.
Thou for whom I've long been sighing, Jesus now, at length Thou'rt mine,
In Thy sweet embraces lying, Press, oh, press my heart to Thine.
Let not death nor life asunder Rend the bond that
makes me Thine;
Ah, how blissful is the wonder That uplifts my heart to Thine,
(Not all verses are included in each historical publication.)
Army and Navy Hymnal lyrics
O Lord, I am not worthy,
That thou shouldst come to me,
But speak the word of comfort,
My spirit healed shall be.
I'm longing to receive thee,
The Bridegroom of my soul,
No more by sin to grieve thee,
Or fly thy sweet control.
O Lord, thou art all
holy,
The angels thee adore;
How, then, ought I sincerely
My wrongs and sins deplore!
But when thou soon wilt enter
My heart, my sinful heart,
Then heal me, be my shelter,
For thou my Savior art.
O Lord, how can I thank thee
For such a gift as this?
A gift which truly filleth
My soul with heavenly bliss!
I praise thee, I extol thee,
I love thee, O my Sire,
Till once in joy and glory,
In heaven I thee admire.
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