Moravian Book of Worship ‎#479

479. Christ Is Our Master, Lord, and God

1 Christ is our Master, Lord, and God,
the fullness of the Three in One.
His life, death, righteousness, and blood
our faith’s foundation are alone;
his Godhead and His death shall be
our theme to all eternity.

2 On him we’ll venture all we have,
our lives, our all, to him we owe.
None else is able us to save,
naught but the Savior will we know;
this we subscribe with heart and hand,
resolved through grace thereby to stand.

3 This now with heav'n’s resplendent host
we echo through the church of God.
Throughout the world we make our boast
of Jesus’ saving death and blood;
we loud, like rushing streams, combine
in showing forth his love divine.

Text Information

• First Line: Christ is our Master, Lord, and God
• Title: Christ Is Our Master, Lord, and God
• Author: John Cennick, 1718-1755 (alt.)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8. Iambic
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1995
• Scripture:
  1 Corinthians 2
• Topic: Son and Redeemer; Christ; Christ--All in all; Christ--Redeemer; Faith; Justification

Tune Information

• Name: EISENACH
• Composer: Johann Hermann Schein (1628, alt.)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8. Iambic
• Key: D Major
• Source: C. Gregor Choralbuch (1784)
• Notes: Alternate key, hymn 438. 90 A in 1891 Offices of Worship and Hymns.