Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#291

291. God of ages, great and mighty!

1 God of ages, great and mighty!
Who upholdest heav'n and earth;
By whose truth and tender mercy
I have been led on from birth,
Night and sleep now pass away--
Welcome be Thy holy day.

2 For this day so fair and holy,
Be Thou by my spirit blest,
Through Thy Word still nearer heaven
Guide my spirit toward its rest:
Than the work of praise and prayer
Let me know no higher care.

3 O the beauty of Thy service!
O the sweetness of Thy Word!
Sweeter far than honey gathered
From the flower by bee or bird:
Blessed all, who day and night
Make Thy word their chief delight.

4 O my God, speak Thou Thine Amen!
For we are Thy chosen own;
Be Thy praise by all exalted,
And Thy glorious name made known,
Till aye we may, through grace,
See and serve Thee face to face.

Text Information

• First Line: God of ages, great and mighty!
• Author: Caspar Neumann (1700)
• Translator: Rev. C. H. L. Schuette, D. D. (1880)
• Meter: No. 29
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: The Catechism: Sunday Morning
• Notes: Now Public Domain. From the German text: Grosser Gott von alten Zeiten

Tune Information

• Name: NEANDER
• Composer: Joachim Neander (1680)
• Meter: No. 29
• Key: C Major
• Notes: Public Domain.