Ephesians 3 (This then is my prayer)

This hymn about finding interior strength through faith was written by English Roman Catholic religious (De la Salle) brother, Damian Lundy (1944-1996), based on Ephesians 3:14-21.

It was originally included in Songs of the Spirit Volume 1, published in 1978, and later in Hymns Old and New Catholic 2009 edition - the latter is the only located source of sheet music.

It is set to an unnamed tune written by Gerard Markland (). This has a 4/4 time signature. In the key of C, the first few notes are E E GE D_ C C EC A,_, with accompanying chords G and Am7.

Examples

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Lyrics

The lyrics are copyright so cannot be reproduced here. But they are currently available on the Transcript section of this website. A rough outline is:

This then is my prayer,
Falling on my knees,
Before the God who is
Father And source of all life.
May He in His love,
Through the spirit of Christ,
Give you the power to grow strong
In your innermost self.

1 May Christ live in your hearts ...

2 May you with all the saints ...

3 Oh how can I explain ...

(chorus is not sung after verse 3)

4 For his love is so full ...

5 And so glory to Him ..