"Whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son." Romans 8:29
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Words: Thomas Hansen Kingo (1634-1703); translated from Danish to English by Jens Christian Aaberg (1877-?).
Music: "Freu Dich Sehr," Genevan Psalter, 1551; harmonized by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
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Print Thine image, pure and holy,
On my heart, O Lord of Grace;
So that nothing, high or lowly,
Thy blest likeness can efface.
Let the clear inscription be:
Jesus, crucified for me,
And the Lord of all creation,
Be my Refuge and Salvation.