Lord, Open Thou My Heart to Hear by Johann Gottfried Olearius, 1671 (Tr. Matthias Loy, 1828-1915) Ps 119:140 ERHALT UNS, HERR—Geistliche Lieder, Wittenberg, 1543 Lord, Open Thou My Heart to Hear (or Herr, Oeffne Mir Die Herzenstuer) 1 Lord, open Thou my heart to hear And through Thy Word to me draw near; Let me Thy Word e’er pure retain, Let me Thy child and heir remain. 2 Thy Word doth deeply move the heart, Thy Word doth perfect health impart, Thy Word my soul with joy doth bless, Thy Word