Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#37

37. Songs of thankfulness and praise

1 Songs of thankfulness and praise,
Jesus, Lord, to Thee we raise,
Manifested by the star
To the sages from afar;
Branch of royal David's stem
In Thy birth at Bethlehem:
Anthems be to Thee addrest,
God in Man made manifest.

2 Manifest at Jordan's stream,
Prophet, Priest, and King supreme;
And at Cana wedding-guest
In the Godhead manifest;
Manifest in power divine,
Changing water into wine;
Anthems be to Thee addrest,
God in Man made manifest.

3 Manifest in making whole
Palsied limbs and fainting soul;
Manifest in valiant fight,
Quelling all the devil's might;
Manifest in gracious will,
Ever bringing good from ill;
Anthems be to Thee addrest,
God in Man made manifest.

4 Grant us grace to see Thee, Lord,
Present in Thy holy Word;
Grace to imitate Thee now
And be pure, as pure art Thou;
That we like to Thee may be,
At Thy great Epiphany
And may praise Thee, ever blest,
God in Man made manifest.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Songs of thankfulness and praise
• Author: Christopher Wordsworth (1862)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: The Church Year: Epiphany

Tune Information

• Name: ST. EDMUND
• Composer: Charles Steggall (1849)
• Meter: 7 7, 7 7. D.
• Key: G Major