661. The Litany

1 O Lord, Have mercy upon us.
2 O Christ, Have mercy upon us.
3 O Lord, Have mercy upon us.
4 O Christ, Hear Thou us.
5 O God the Father in heaven, Have mercy upon us.
6 O God the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy upon us.
7 O God the Holy Ghost, Have mercy upon us.

1 Be gracious unto us. Spare us, good Lord.
2 Be gracious unto us. Help us, good Lord.

From all sin;
From all error;
From all evil: Good Lord, deliver us.

From the crafts and assaults of the devil;
From sudden and evil death;
From pestilence and famine;
From war and bloodshed;
From sedition and rebellion;
From lightning and tempest;
From all calamity by fire and water;
And from everlasting death; Good Lord, deliver us.

By the mystery of Thy holy Incarnation;
By Thy holy Nativity;
By Thy baptism, fasting, and temptation;
By Thine agony and bloody sweat;
By Thy cross and Passion;
By Thy precious death and burial;
by Thy glorious resurrection and ascension;
And by the coming of the Holy Ghost, the Comforter: Help us, good Lord.

In all time of our tribulation;
In all time of our prosperity;
In the hour of death;
And in the day of Judgment: Help us, good Lord.

We poor sinners do beseech Thee To hear us, O Lord God,

And to rule and govern Thy holy Christian Church;
To preserve all pastors and ministers of Thy Church in the true knowledge and understanding of Thy Word and in holiness of life;
To put an end to all schism and causes of offense;
To bring into the way of truth all such as have erred and are deceived;
To beat down Satan under our feet;
To send faithful laborers into Thy harvest;
To accompany Thy Word with Thy Spirit and grace;
To raise up them that fall and to strengthen such as do stand;
And to comfort and help the weak-hearted and the distressed: We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.

To give all nations peace and concord;
To preserve our country from discord and contention;
To give to our nation perpetual victory over all its enemies;
To direct and defend our President and all in authority;
And to bless and keep our magistrates and all our people: We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.

To behold and succor all who are in danger, necessity, and tribulation;
To protect all who travel by land or water;
To preserve all women in the perils of childbirth;
To strengthen and keep all sick persons and young children;
To set free all who are innocently imprisoned;
To defend and provide for all fatherless children and widows;
And to have mercy upon all men: We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.

To forgive our enemies, persecutors, and slanderers and to turn their hearts;
To give and preserve to our use the fruits of the earth;
And graciously to hear our prayers: We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.

O Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.

O Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world, Have mercy upon us.

O Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world, Have mercy upon us.

O Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world, Grant us Thy peace.

O Christ, Hear thou us.

O Lord, Have mercy upon us.

O Christ, Have mercy upon us.

Lord, have mercy upon us. Amen.

Text Information
First Line: O Lord, Have mercy upon us
Title: The Litany
Author: Martin Luther (1529)
Translator: Unknown
Language: English
Publication Date: 1941
Topic: The Litany
Notes: Chant
Tune Information
Name: [O Lord, Have mercy upon us]
Composer: Johann Spangenberg (1545, ad.)
Key: F Major



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