The Lutheran Hymnal ‎#600

600. O Lord, My God, I Cry to Thee

1 O Lord, my God, I cry to Thee;
In my distress Thou helpest me.
My soul and body I commend
Into Thy hands; Thine angel send
To guide me home and cheer my heart
When Thou dost call me to depart.

2 O Jesus Christ, Thou Lamb of God,
Once slain to take away our load,
Now let Thy cross, Thine agony,
Avail to save and solace me,
Thy death, to open heav'n, and there
Bid me the joy of angels share.

3 O Holy Spirit, faithful Friend,
Grant me Thy comfort to the end.
When death and hell assail me sore,
Leave me, oh, leave me, nevermore,
But bear me safely thro' the strife,
As Thou hast promised, into life.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O Lord, my God, I cry to Thee
• Title: O Lord, My God, I Cry to Thee
• German Title: O Herre Gott, in meiner Not
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth (1858, alt.)
• Author: Nikolaus Selnecker (1572)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1941
• Scripture:
  Psalm 116:9
• Topic: The Last Things: Death and Burial

Tune Information

• Name: VATER UNSER
• Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8.
• Key: g minor
• Source: "Geistliche Lieder," Leipzig, 1539