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Friend of the Weary, O Refresh Us

Author: Ludwig Andreas Gotter Hymnal: The Hymnal and Order of Service #88 (1937) Lyrics: 1 Friend of the weary, O refresh us, And turn to us Thy loving face, With Thy sweet peace and pardon bless us, That sin may be destroyed by grace; O come, Thy sweet compassion showing, On our poor souls Thy grace bestowing. 2 From Thee our only comfort cometh, Our strength and hope, O Lord of all; To Thee all power still belongeth To save and help us in each fall; Thy grace and pardon will deliver, And set us free from shame forever. 3 As Thou didst help the sick and weary, Who once were gathered at Thy side, 'Mid earthly deserts, waste and dreary, In Thy sure aid we still confide; When evils come our souls assailing, Send us Thy Word of grace unfailing. Amen.
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Friend of the Weary, O Refresh Us

Author: Ludwig Andreas Gotter (1661-1735); Rev. John Casper Mattes Hymnal: The Hymnal and Order of Service #88 (1926) Meter: 9.8.9.8.9.9 Lyrics: 1 Friend of the weary, O refresh us, And turn to us Thy loving face, With Thy sweet peace and pardon bless us, That sin may be destroyed by grace; O come, Thy sweet compassion showing, On our poor souls Thy grace bestowing. 2 From Thee our only comfort cometh, Our strength and hope, O Lord of all; To Thee all power still belongeth To save and help us in each fall; Thy grace and pardon will deliver, And set us free from shame forever. 3 As Thou didst help the sick and weary, Who once were gathered at Thy side, 'Mid earthly deserts, waste and dreary, In Thy sure aid we still confide; When evils come our souls assailing, Send us Thy Word of grace unfailing. Amen. Topics: Church Year Lent; Lent, Fourth Sunday; Christ Longing for; Names and Office of Christ Comforter; Names and Office of Christ Friend Languages: English Tune Title: NORELIUS
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Friend of the weary, O refresh us

Author: Ludwig Andreas Gotter, d. 1735; John Caspar Mattes; John Caspar Mattes Hymnal: Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church #347 (1917) Lyrics: 1 Friend of the weary, O refresh us, And turn to us Thy loving face, With Thy sweet peace and pardon bless us, That sin may be destroyed by grace; O come, Thy sweet compassion showing, On our poor souls Thy grace bestowing. 2 From Thee our only comfort cometh, Our strength and hope, O Lord of all; To Thee all power still belongeth To save and help us in each fall; Thy grace and pardon will deliver, And set us free from shame forever. 3 As Thou did'st help the sick and weary, Who once were gathered at Thy side, 'Mid earthly deserts, waste and dreary, In Thy sure aid we still confide; When evils come, our souls assailing, Send us Thy Word of grace unfailing. Amen. Topics: The Christian Life Communion with Christ Languages: English Tune Title: BRYD FREM, MIT HJERTES TRANG AT LINDRE

Friend of the weary, O refresh us

Author: Ludwig Andreas Gotter Hymnal: The Hymnal of the Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod. Text ed. #d130 (1923) Languages: English

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