Christian Worship ‎#723

723. 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 is our comfort this alone
that we may meet before your throne;
to you, O faithful God, we cry
for rescue from our misery.

3 For you have promised, Lord, to heed
your children's cries in time of need
through him whose name alone is great,
our Savior and our advocate.

4 And so we come, O God, today
and all our woes before you lay;
be with us in our anguish still,
free us at last from ev'ry ill.

5 So that with all our hearts we may
to you our glad thanksgiving pay,
then walk obedient to your Word
and now and ever praise you, Lord.

Text Information

• First Line: When in the hour of utmost need
• Title: When in the Hour of Utmost Need
• Author: Paul Eber, 1511-1569 (abr.)
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878 (alt.)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2021
• Scripture:
  Hebrews 4:16
  ;
  John 16:23-24
  ;
  Psalm 6:3-4
  ;
  Psalm 25:16-17
• Topic: Prayer
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: WENN WIR IN HÖCHSTEN NÖTEN SEIN
• Composer: Louis Bourgeois, c. 1510-c. 1561
• Meter: LM
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: Setting: The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941
• Copyright: Public Domain