The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16673

16673. O Lord, My God, I Cry To Thee

1 O Lord my God, I cry to Thee,
In my dis­tress Thou help­est me;
To Thee my­self I all com­mend,
Oh swift­ly now Thine an­gel send
To guide me home, and cheer my heart,
When Thou dost call me to de­part!

2 O Je­su Christ, Thou Lamb of God,
Once slain to take away our load,
Now let Thy cross, Thine ago­ny,
Avail to save and sol­ace me;
Thy death, to op­en Heav’n, and there
Bid me the joy of an­gels share.

3 O Holy Spir­it, at the end,
Sweet Com­fort­er, be Thou my Friend!
When death and hell as­sail me sore,
Leave me, oh leave me, nev­er­more,
But bear me safel­y through that strife,
As Thou hast pro­mised, in­to life!

Text Information

• First Line: O Lord my God, I cry to Thee
• Title: O Lord, My God, I Cry To Thee
• German Title: O Herre Gott, in meiner Not
• Author: Nikolaus Selnecker
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth
• Language: English
• Source: Tr.: Lyra Germanica, second series (London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans & Roberts,1858)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: VATER UNSER
• Harmonizer: J. S. Bach
• Meter: 88.88.88
• Key: c minor or modal
• Source: Geistliche Lieder, 1539
• Copyright: Public Domain