Lutheran Book of Worship ‎#292

292. God Loved the World

1 God loved the world so that He gave
His only Son, the lost to save,
That all who would in him believe
Should everlasting life receive.

2 Christ Jesus is the ground of faith,
Who was made flesh and suffered death;
All who confide in Christ alone
Are built on this chief cornerstone.

3 If you are sick, if death is near,
This truth your troubled heart can cheer;
Christ Jesus saves your soul from death;
That is the firmest ground of faith.

4 Be of good cheer, for God's own Son
Forgives all sins which you have done,
And justified by Jesus' blood,
Your Baptism grants the highest good.

Text Information

• First Line: God loved the world so that he gave
• Title: God Loved the World
• Translator: A. Crull, 1846-1923 (alt.)
• Meter: L M
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1978
• Topic: Justification; Lent 4 (Year B); Death; Healing
• Source: Gesangbuch, Bollhagen, 1791

Tune Information

• Name: DIE HELLE SONN LEUCHT
• Composer: Melchior Vulpius, c. 1560-1615
• Meter: L M
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Setting © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship