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O, help us, Lord! each hour of need
Thy heavenly succor give;
Help us in thought, in word, in deed,
Each hour on earth we live.
O, help us, when our spirits bleed,
With doubt and anguish sore;
And when our hearts are cold and dead,
O, help us, Lord, the more.
O, help us, through the prayer of faith,
More firmly to believe;
For still the more the servant hath,
The more shall he receive.
O, help us, Father! from on high;
We know no help but Thee;
O, help us so to live and die,
As Thine in heaven to be!


A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #209
1 O help us, Lord! each hour of need
Thy heavenly succor give:
Help us in thought, and word, and deed,
Each hour on earth we live!

2 O help us, when our spirits bleed,
With contrite anguish sore;
And when our hearts are cold and dead,
O help us, Lord, the more!

3 O help us, through the prayer of faith,
More firmly to believe!
For still the more the servant hath,
The more shall he receive.

4 O help us, Jesus, from on high!
We know no help but Thee:
O help us so to live and die
As Thine in heaven to be!

Church Book: for the use of Evangelical Lutheran congregations #419
1 O help us, Lord! each hour of need
Thy heavenly succor give:
Help us in thought, and word, and deed,
Each hour on earth we live.

2 O help us when our spirits bleed,
With contrite anguish sore;
And when our hearts are cold and dead,
O help us, Lord, the more.

3 O help us, through the prayer of faith,
More firmly to believe;
For still, the more the servant hath,
The more shall he receive.

4 O help us, Jesus, from on high;
We know no help but Thee!
O help us so to live and die
As Thine in heaven to be!

Amen.


Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church #404
1 O help us, Lord! each hour of need
thy heavenly succour give;
help us in thought and word and deed
each hour one earth we live.

2 O help us, when our spirits bleed
with contrite anguish sore
and when our hearts are cold and dead,
O help us, Lord, the more.

3 O help us, through the prayer of faith
more firmly to believe;
for still the more the servant hath,
the more shall he receive.

4 O help us, Jesu, from on high:
we know no help but thee.
O help us so to live and die
as thine in heaven to be.

CPWI Hymnal #487
1 O help us, Lord; each hour of need
Thy heavenly succour give:
Help us in tho't, in word, and deed,
Each hour one earth we live!

2 O help us, when our spirits cry
With contrite anguish sore;
And when our hearts are cold and dry,
O help us, Lord, the more!

3 O help us through the prayer of faith
More firmly to believe!
For still the more the servant hath,
The more shall he receive.

4 O help us, Saviour, from on high:
We have no help but Thee.
O help us so to live and die
As thine in heaven to be!



The Church Hymnal: containing hymns approved and set forth by the general conventions of 1892 and 1916; together with hymns for the use of guilds and brotherhoods, and for special occasions (Rev. ed) #331
1 Oh. help us, Lord; each hour of need
Thy heavenly succor give:
Help us in thought, and word, and deed,
Each hour on earth we live!

2 Oh, help us when our spirits cry,
With contrite anguish sore;
And when our hearts are cold and dry,
Oh, help us, Lord, the more!

3 Oh, help us through the prayer of faith
More firmly to believe!
For still the more the servant hath,
The more shall he receive.

4 Oh, help us, Saviour, from on high:
We know no help but Thee.
Oh, help us so to live and die
As Thine in heaven to be!

Amen.

The Church Hymnal: revised and enlarged in accordance with the action of the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892. (Ed. B) #337
1. O help us, Lord, each hour of need
Thy heavenly succor give;
Help us in thought, and word, and deed,
Each hour on earth we live.

2. O help us, when our spirits bleed
With contrite anguish sore;
And when our hearts are cold and dead,
O help us, Lord, the more.

3. O help us through the prayer of faith
More firmly to believe;
For still the more the servant hath,
The more shall he receive.

4. If, strangers to Thy fold, we call,
Imploring at Thy feet
The crumbs that from Thy table fall,
’Tis all we dare entreat.

5. But be it, Lord of mercy, all,
So Thou wilt grant but this:
The crumbs that from Thy table fall
Are light, and life, and bliss.

6. O help us, Jesu, from on high,
We know no help but Thee;
O help us to so to live and die,
As Thine in Heav’n to be.

The Cyber Hymnal #4996
1 Oh. help us, Lord; each hour of need
Thy heavenly succor give:
Help us in thought, and word, and deed,
Each hour on earth we live!

2 Oh, help us when our spirits cry,
With contrite anguish sore;
And when our hearts are cold and dry,
Oh, help us, Lord, the more!

3 Oh, help us through the prayer of faith
More firmly to believe!
For still the more the servant hath,
The more shall he receive.

4 Oh, help us, Saviour, from on high:
We know no help but Thee.
Oh, help us so to live and die
As Thine in heaven to be!

Amen.

The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 #337
O help us, Lord, each hour of need
Thy heavenly succor give:
Help us in thought, in word, and deed,
Each hour on earth we live!

O help us, when our spirits cry
With contrite anguish sore;
And when our hearts are cold and dry,
O help us, Lord, the more!

O help us through the prayer of faith
More firmly to believe!
For still the more the servant hath,
The more shall he receive.

O help us, Savior, from on high:
We have no help but thee.
O help us so to live and die
As thine in heaven to be!

Amen.



The Hymnal: as authorized and approved by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1916 #33
1 O help us, Lord; each hour of need
Thy heavenly succor give:
Help us in thought, and word, and deed,
Each hour on earth we live.

2 O help us when our spirits bleed,
With contrite anguish sore;
And when our hearts are cold and dead,
O help us, Lord, the more.

3 O help us, through the prayer of faith
More firmly to believe;
For still, the more the servant hath,
The more shall he receive.

4 If, strangers to Thy fold, we call,
Imploring at Thy feet
The crumbs that from Thy table fall,
'Tis all we dare entreat

5 But be it, Lord, of mercy, all,
So Thou wilt grant but this:
The crumbs that from Thy table fall
Are light, and life, and bliss.

6 O help us, Jesus, from on high;
We know no help but Thee:
O help us so to live and die
As Thine in heaven to be.

Amen.



The Hymnal: published by the Authority of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. #495
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