Hymns of Worship & Praise

"O Lord, We Praise Thee"
by Dr. Martin Luther, 1483-1546

Text From: THE HANDBOOK TO THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL
(St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1942), pp. 224-225

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"O Lord, We Praise Thee"

1. O Lord, we praise Thee, bless Thee, and adore Thee,
   In thanksgiving bow before Thee.
   Thou with Thy body and Thy blood didst nourish
   Our weak souls that they may flouish:
   O Lord, have mercy!
   May Thy body, Lord, born of Mary,
   That our sins and sorrows did carry,
   And Thy blood for us plead
   In all trial, fear, and need:
   O Lord, have mercy!

2. Thy holy body into death was given,
   Life to win for us in heaven.
   No greater love than this to Thee could bind us;
   May this feast thereof remind us!
   O Lord, have mercy!
   Lord, Thy kindness did so constrain Thee
   That Thy blood should bless and sustain me.
   All our debt Thou hast paid;
   Peace with God once more is made:
   O Lord, have mercy.

3. May God bestow on us His grace and favor
   To please Him with our behavior
   And live as brethren here in love and union
   Nor repent this blest Communion!
   O Lord, have mercy!
   Let not Thy good Spirit forsake us;
   Grant that heavenly-minded He make us;
   Give Thy Church, Lord, to see
   Days of peace and unity:
   O Lord, have mercy!
   

Notes:

313 from The Handbook to The Lutheran Hymnal
Text: Ps. 118: 1
Author: unknown, c. 1400, St. 1
Author: Martin Luther, 1524, St. 2 & 3
Translated by: composite
Titled: Gott sei gelobet und gebenedeiet
Tune: Gott sei gelobet
German melody, c. 1400

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