Text: | Forsake us not - O lord, be near |
Author: | Nicolaus Selnecker |
Translator: | L. Heyl |
Tune: | WEIMAR (Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend) |
1 Forsake us not--O Lord be near
Thy Church, when low'ring clouds appear;
That heav'nly light, Thy Word divine;
Continue in our midst to shine.
2 While sin and death around we see,
O grant that we may constant be;
And pure retain, till life is spent,
Thy precious Word and Sacrament.
3 Dear Savior! help, Thy church uphold;
For we are sluggish, thoughtless, cold;
Indue Thy Word with power and grace,
And spread its truth in ev'ry place.
4 Yes! leave us but Thy Word, we pray;
The fatal wiles of Satan stay;
Oh smile upon Thy church: give grace;
And courage, patience, love, and peace.
5 O God! how sin's dread works abound;
Thoughout the earth no rest is found;
And wide has falsehood's spirit spread,
And error boldly rears its head.
6 And ever is there something new
Devised to change Thy doctrines true;
Lord Jesus! as thou still dost reign,
Those vain, presumptuous minds restrain.
7 And as the cause and glory, Lord,
Are Thine, not ours, do Thou afford
Us help and strength and constancy,
And keep us ever try to Thee.
8 Thy word shall fortify us hence,
It is Thy Church's sure defense;
O let us in its power confide,
That we may seek no other guide.
9 Here on Thy Word in faith we lean,
There Thou shalt be forever see;
And when our journey, endeth here,
Receive us, Lord, in glory there.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Forsake us not - O lord, be near |
Author: | Nicolaus Selnecker (1611) |
Translator: | L. Heyl (1858) |
Meter: | L. M. No. 1 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1908 |
Topic: | The Catechism: The Word; Fourth Sunday after Epiphany; First Sunday in Lent(1 more...) |
Notes: | Alternate Tune: HURLSEY, #95; From the German text: Ach belib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | WEIMAR (Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend) |
Meter: | L. M. No. 1 |
Key: | G Major |
Source: | Pensum Sacrum, Görlitz, 1648 |