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In English the first line is "O Lord, my God"; and the hymn may appear with that heading, especially in British hymnals, where first-line citation is the dominant practice. [42] English-language hymnals prevailingly indicate the tune title as the Swedish first line, O STORE GUD.
"Our God, Our Help in Ages Past" (or "O God, Our Help in Ages Past") is a hymn by Isaac Watts in 1708 that paraphrases the 90th Psalm of the Book of Psalms. It originally consisted of nine stanzas; however, in present usage the fourth, sixth, and eighth stanzas are commonly omitted to leave a total of six (Methodist hymn books also include the ...
His hymns, which number over 140, include: All Praise to Him Who Built the Hills; All That I Was; Fill thou my life, O Lord, my God; I heard the Voice of Jesus say; I Was a Wandering Sheep; Thy way, not mine, O Lord; Not What I Am, O Lord, but What Thou Art; Here, O my Lord, I see Thee face to face; A few more years shall roll; Come Lord and ...
The hymn has been used by numerous composers, including Johann Sebastian Bach. There is a version for organ, BWV 720, written early in his career, possibly for the organ at Divi Blasii, Mühlhausen. [20] He used the hymn as the basis of his chorale cantata Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80 written for a celebration of Reformation Day.
The original lyrics are as follows: - I am Thine, O Lord, I have heard Thy voice, And it told Thy love to me; But I long to rise in the arms of faith And be closer drawn to Thee. Refrain: Draw me nearer, nearer blessèd Lord, To the cross where Thou hast died. Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer blessèd Lord, To Thy precious, bleeding side.
Dear Lord and Father of mankind, Forgive our foolish ways! Reclothe us in our rightful mind, In purer lives Thy service find, In deeper reverence, praise. In simple trust like theirs who heard Beside the Syrian sea The gracious calling of the Lord, Let us, like them, without a word Rise up and follow Thee. O Sabbath rest by Galilee! O calm of ...
Give to us peace in our time, O Lord. God the All-righteous One! Man hath defied Thee Yet to eternity standeth Thy word Falsehood and wrong shall not tarry beside Thee Give to us peace in our time, O Lord. God the All-provident! Earth by Thy chastening Yet shall to freedom and truth be restored Through the thick darkness Thy Kingdom is hastening
Lord God Almighty. See round Your ark the hungry billows curling; See how Your foes their banners are unfurling And with great spite their fiery darts are hurling, O Lord, preserve us. Lord, be our light when worldly darkness veils us; Lord, be our shield when earthly armor fails us; And in the day when hell itself assails us, Grant us Your ...