Church Book ‎#496

496. When in the hour of utmost need

1 When in the hour of utmost need
We know not where to look for aid;
When days and nights of anxious thought
No help or counsel yet have brought:

2 Then this our comfort is alone,
That we may meet before Thy throne
And cry, O faithful God, to Thee
For rescue from our misery:

3 To Thee may raise our hearts and eyes,
Repenting sore with bitter sighs,
And seek Thy pardon for our sin,
And respite from our griefs within.

4 For Thou hast promised graciously
To hear all those who cry to Thee,
Through Him whose Name alone is great,
Our Saviour and our Advocate.

5 And thus we come, O God, to-day,
And all our woes before Thee lay;
For tried, afflicted, lo!, we stand,
Peril and foes on every hand.

6 Ah, hide not for our sins Thy face;
Absolve us through Thy boundless grace;
Be with us in our anguish still,
Free us at last from every ill.

7 That so with all our hearts may we
Once more with joy give thanks to Thee,
And walk obedient to Thy Word,
And now and ever praise the Lord.

Text Information

• First Line: When in the hour of utmost need
• German Title: Wenn wir in höchsten Nöthen seyn
• Author: Paul Eber (1547)
• Translator: Miss Winkworth (1858, a.)
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: National; National: In War Time; Sunday after New Year
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: WENN WIR IN HÖCHSTEN NÖTHEN SEYN
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: G Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Composer from index: Goudimel, 1562