The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8069

8069. O Lord Of Life and Death

1 O Lord of life and death, we come
In sorrow to Thy throne;
Yet not bewildered, blind and dumb,
Before some power unknown.

2 The scourge is our Father’s hand;
The plague comes forth from Thee;
Oh, give us hearts to understand,
And faith Thy ways to see!

3 Forgive the foul neglect that brought
Thy chastening to our door;
The homes uncared-for, souls untaught,
The unregarded poor;

4 The slothful ease, the greed of gain,
Tbe wasted years, forgive;
Purge out our sins by needful pain,
Then turn, and bid us live.

5 So shall the lives for which we plead
Be spared to praise Thee still;
And we, from fear and danger freed,
Be strong to do Thy will.

Text Information

• First Line: O Lord of life and death, we come
• Title: O Lord Of Life and Death
• Author: John Ellerton
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Church Hymn, 1871
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: WINDSOR
• Composer: Christopher Tye (1533)
• Meter: CM
• Key: g minor
• Source: Arranged in the Booke of Musicke, by William Daman, 1591