Almighty God, eternal Lord, Grant us Thy grace

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Almighty God, eternal Lord, Grant us Thy grace

Author: Johan Olaf Wallin
Tune: O HERRE GUD, OÄNDELIG
Published in 6 hymnals

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1 Almighty God, eternal Lord,
Grant us Thy grace through Thy dear Word,
To praise Thee and to bear in mind
That Thou art ever good and kind.

2 Lord Jesus Christ, incarnate Word,
Thy Name be evermore adored,
For all Thine anguish, death, and pain
Whereby salvation we obtain.

3 O Holy Spirit, grant us grace,
And guide us in Thy righteous ways,
That we may with the heavenly host
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

Amen.

Source: The Hymnal and Order of Service #167

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Author: Johan Olaf Wallin

Johan Olaf Wallin was born at Stora Tuna, in 1779, and early displayed his poetical powers. In 1805, and again in 1809, he gained the chief prize for poetry at Upsala. In the latter year he became pastor at Solna; here his ability as a preacher was so striking that he was transferred to Stockholm, in 1815, as "pastor primarius," a title for which we have no exact equivalent. In 1818 he was made Dean of Westeras, and set about the task of editing a revised hymn-book for the whole of Sweden. This task he completed in 1819, and published it as, Den Swenska Psalmboken, af Konungen gillad och stadfästad (The Swedish hymn-book, approved and confirmed by the King). To it he contributed some 150 hymns of his own, besides translations and recasting… Go to person page >

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