Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church ‎#264

264. To Thee, Most Holy Lord

1 To Thee, most holy Lord,
We sing with hearts and voices;
In Thee, with one accord,
Thy Church on earth rejoices!
We bend before Thy throne,
And humbly chant Thy praise;
We worship Thee alone,
Whose love hath crowned our days.

2 On this, our festal day,
Thy people here adore Thee;
We come to sing and pray,
And lay our gifts before Thee.
Thy hand hath helped us on
Through every passing year;
Now, Father, Spirit, Son,
Our grateful praises hear!

3 “Go forth in all the earth,”—
Thy word to us is given:
“Proclaim salvation’s worth
To all men under heaven.”
This holy task, O Lord,
Thy Church must quite fulfill;
Do Thou Thy grace afford,
And mold us to Thy will.

4 Thy faithful servants bless
In all remotest places,
Where’er they Thee confess
To earth’s benighted races,
Until that day shall come
When multitudes untold
Shall find their glorious home
In heaven’s eternal fold!

Text Information

• First Line: To Thee, most holy Lord
• Title: To Thee, Most Holy Lord
• Author: M. F. Oerter, 1864-1943 (1919)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1969
• Topic: The Church's Life and Work: Spread of the Gospel
• Notes: (Hymn for the Seventy-fifth Anniversary of the Ohio Foreign Missionary Society)

Tune Information

• Name: NUN DANKET
• Composer: Johann Crüger, 1598-1662 (1649)
• Meter: 6.7.6.7.6.6.6.6. Iambic
• Key: F Major

Tune Information:

Nun danket alle Gott; (146, A)