Lutheran Book of Worship ‎#303

303. When in the Hour of Deepest Need

1 When in the hour of deepest need
We know not where to look for aid;
When days and nights of anxious thought
No help or counsel yet have brought;

2 Our comfort then is this alone:
That we may meet before your throne
And cry to you, O faithful God,
For rescue from our sorry lot.

3 For you have made a promise true
To pardon those who flee to you,
Through him whose name alone is great,
Our Savior and our advocate.

4 And so we come, O God, today
And all our woes before you lay;
For sorely tried, cast down, we stand,
Perplexed by fears on ev'ry hand.

5 Oh, from our sins hide not your face;
Absolve us through your boundless grace!
Be with us in our anguish still!
Free us at last from ev'ry ill!

6 So we with all our hearts each day
To you our glad thanksgiving pay,
Then walk obedient to your Word,
And now and ever praise you, Lord.

Text Information

• First Line: When in the hour of deepest need
• Title: When in the Hour of Deepest Need
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878 (alt.)
• Author: Paul Eber, 1511-1569
• Meter: L M
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1978
• Topic: Repentance, Forgiveness; Pentecost 3 (Year C); Pentecost 13 (Year A); Comfort and Rest

Tune Information

• Name: WENN WIR IN HÖCHSTEN NÖTEN SEIN
• Composer: Louis Bourgeois, c. 1510-1561
• Meter: L M
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Setting © 1953 Württembergisches Choralbuch