Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#196

196. Be not dismayed, thou little flock

1 Be not dismayed, thou little flock,
Although the foe's fierce battle shock,
Loud on all sides, assail thee.
Though o'er thy fall they laugh secure,
Their triumph cannot long endure:
Let not thy courage fail thee.

2 Thy cause is God's--go at His call,
And to His hand commit thine all;
Fear thou no ill impending:
His Gideon shall arise for thee,
God's Word and people manfully,
In God's own time, defending.

3 Our hope is sure in Jesus' might;
Against themselves the godless fight,
Themselves, not us, distressing;
Shame and contempt their lot shall be;
God is with us, with Him are we:
To us belongs His blessing.

4 Amen, Lord Jesus, hear our cry;
Stir up Thy power, come from on high,
Defend Thy congregation;
So shall Thy Church, through endless days,
Give thanks to Thee and chant Thy praise
In joy and adoration.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Be not dismayed, thou little flock
• Author (stanzas 1-3): Johann Michael Altenberg (1632)
• Author (stanza 4): Anonymous (1638)
• Translator (stanzas 1-3): Elizabeth Rundle Charles (1858)
• Translator (stanza 4): Luther D. Reed (1915)
• Meter: 8 8 7, 8 8 7
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917

Tune Information

• Name: KOMMT HER ZU MIR, SPRICHT GOTTES SOHN
• Composer: Anonymous (1530)
• Meter: 8 8 7, 8 8 7
• Key: g minor
• Source: Nürnberg Gesangbuch, 1534