American Lutheran Hymnal ‎#537

537. Our Lord And God, O Bless This Day

1 Our Lord and God, O bless this day
And hear us, we implore Thee:
Not one of these turn Thou away
Who now are here before Thee.
We come before Thy face
And pray that Thy rich grace
Descend from heav'n above
In all Thy mighty love,
And keep us by Thy Spirit.

2 O bless Thy Word to all the young;
Let each, Thy truth possessing,
Bear witness firm with heart and tongue,
Their faith and ours confessing;
From mother's arms Thy grace
With love did them embrace;
Baptized into Thy name,
As Thine Thou didst them claim,
O Lord, as Thine now own them!

3 When they their vows today renew,
Accept them with Thy favor;
And when they speak the great I do,
May they forget it never!
But they are weak and frail,
When Satan's hosts assail;
O arm them with Thy might,
And grant that in the fight
They unto death be faithful.

4 And when they leave their childhood home,
When Satan comes alluring,
May their baptismal grace become
To them most reassuring.
Blest he who then can say,
God's cov'nant stands for aye:
They ne'er shall be undone
Who trusts in God alone--
God is his mighty Father!

Text Information

• First Line: Our Lord and God, O bless this day
• Title: Our Lord And God, O Bless This Day
• Author: J. N. Brun (1786)
• Translator: G. T. Rygh
• Meter: 8 7 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 7
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1930
• Topic: Confirmation

Tune Information

• Name: EIN FESTE BURG
• Composer: Martin Luther (1529)
• Meter: 8 7 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 7
• Key: D Major