1. There is within this heart of mine
   A little church, with sacred shrine,
   And stained forever with the blood
   Of Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God.

2. Here dwelleth God the Father, Son,
   And Holy Spirit, Three in One;
   He is my soul’s beloved Guest,
   And grants my heart true peace and rest.

3. This little church looks poor and odd;
   But being the abode of God
   It has a glorious, peerless grace:
   It is God’s royal dwelling-place.

4. This little church, Lord, I commend
   Unto Thy care, and pray: Defend
   And shield it from calamity,
   Dwell there now and eternally.

Mir ist ein geistlich Kirchelein
B. Derschau, †1639 (after the Latin of B. Walther)
Tr. August Crull, 1890
Source: Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-Book, 1927, No. 280