The Worshipbook ‎#623

623. We Come Unto Our Fathers' God

1 We come unto our fathers' God,
Their Rock is our salvation;
Th'eternal arms, their dear abode,
We make our habitation.
We bring you, Lord, the praise they brought,
We seek you as your saints have sought
In every generation.

2 Their joy unto their Lord we bring,
Their song to us descending;
The Spirit who in them did sing
To us is music lending:
His song in them, in us, is one;
We raise it high, we send it on.
The song is never ending.

3 You saints to come, take up the strain,
The same sweet theme endeavor;
Unbroken be the golden chain!
Keep on the song forever!
Safe in the same dear dwelling place,
Rich with the same eternal grace,
Bless the same boundless Giver.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: We come unto our fathers' God
• Title: We Come Unto Our Fathers' God
• Author: Thomas H. Gill (1868, alt. 1972)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7.
• Publication Date: 1972
• Scripture:
  Acts 3:13
• Topic: Service for the Lord's Day: Opening of Worship; Sacraments: Lord's Supper; Acts of the Church: Witness to the Resurrection—Funeral; Civil Year: Memorial Day; Other Observances: Reformation Day

Tune Information

• Name: NUN FREUT EUCH
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7.
• Key: G Major
• Source: Geistliche Lieder, Wittenberg, 1535