The Lutheran Hymnal ‎#522

522. When in the Hour of Utmost Need

1 When in the hour of utmost need
We know not where to look for aid;
When days and nights of anxious thought
Nor help nor counsel yet have brought,

2 Then this our comfort is alone,
That we may meet before Thy throne
And cry, O faithful God, to Thee
For rescue from our misery;

3 To Thee may raise our hearts and eyes,
Repenting sore with bitter sighs,
And seek Thy pardon for our sin
And respite from our griefs within.

4 For Thou hast promised graciously
To hear all those who cry to Thee
Thro' Him whose name alone is great,
Our Savior and our Advocate.

5 And thus we come, O God, today
And all our woes before Thee lay;
For sorely tried, cast down, we stand,
Perplexed by fears on every hand.

6 Ah! hide not for our sins Thy face,
Absolve us thro' Thy boundless grace,
Be with us in our anguish still;
Free us at last from every ill,

7 That so with all our hearts we may
To Thee our glad thanksgiving pay,
Then walk obedient to Thy Word
And now and ever praise Thee, Lord.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: When in the hour of utmost need
• Title: When in the Hour of Utmost Need
• German Title: Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth (1858, alt.)
• Author: Paul Eber (1560)
• Meter: L.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1941
• Scripture:
  2 Chronicles 20:12
• Topic: Cross and Comfort

Tune Information

• Name: WENN WIR IN HÖCHSTEN NÖTEN
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: F Major
• Source: "Genevan Psalter," 1547