Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#203

203. O God, may we e'er pure retain

1 O God, may we e'er pure retain
The catechismal doctrine pain,
As Luther taught the heavenly truth
In simple style to tender youth.

2 That we Thy holy law may know
And mourn our sin and all its woe,
And yet believe in Father, Son,
And Holy Spirit, Three in one.

3 That we may on our Father call,
Who can and will give help to all,
And, washed with water by the Word,
Walk ever worthy of our Lord.

4 That if one fall, he rise again,
And hasten pardon to obtain,
Receive the sacrament in faith,
Amen. Lord, grant a happy death.

Text Information

• First Line: O God, may we e'er pure retain
• Author: Ludwig Helmbold (1594)
• Translator: Rev. Matthias Loy, D. D. (1880)
• Meter: L. M. No. 1
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: The Catechism: Catechetical Instruction; Eighth Sunday after Trinity
• Notes: From the German Text: Herr Gott, erhalt uns fuer und fuer

Tune Information

• Name: BRESLAU (Herr Jesu Christ, mein's Leben's Licht)
• Meter: L. M. No. 1
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: Hymnodus Sacer, Leipzig, 1625