Text: | Lord God, to Thee We Give All Praise |
Author: | Philipp Melanchthon, 1497-1560 |
Author (German version): | Paul Eber, 1511-69 |
Translator: | Emanuel Cronenwett, 1841-1931 |
Tune: | ERHALT UNS, HERR |
1 Lord God, to Thee we give all praise,
With grateful hearts our voices raise,
That angel hosts Thou didst create
Around Thy glorious throne to wait.
2 They shine with light and heav'nly grace
And constantly behold Thy face;
They heed Thy voice, they know it well,
In godly wisdom they excel.
3 They never rest nor sleep as we;
Their whole delight is but to be
With Thee, Lord Jesus, and to keep
Thy little flock, Thy lambs and sheep.
4 The ancient dragon is their foe;
His envy and his wrath they know.
It always is his aim and pride
Thy Christian people to divide.
5 As he of old deceived the world
And into sin and death has hurled,
So now he subtly lies in wait
To undermine both Church and state.
6 A roaring lion, round he goes,
No halt nor rest he ever knows;
He seeks the Christians to devour
And slay them in his dreadful pow'r.
7 But watchful is the angel band
That follows Christ on ev'ry hand
To guard His people where they go
And break the counsel of the foe.
8 For this, now and in days to be,
Our praise shall rise, O Lord, to Thee,
Whom all the angel hosts adore
With grateful songs forevermore.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Lord God, to Thee we give all praise |
Title: | Lord God, to Thee We Give All Praise |
Author: | Philipp Melanchthon, 1497-1560 |
Author (German version): | Paul Eber, 1511-69 |
Translator: | Emanuel Cronenwett, 1841-1931 (alt. ) |
Meter: | L M |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2006 |
Scripture: | ; ; ; |
Topic: | Feasts and Festivals: St. Michael and All Angels |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ERHALT UNS, HERR |
Meter: | L M |
Key: | e minor |