Evangelical Lutheran Worship ‎#497

497. Strengthen for Service, Lord

1 Strengthen for service, Lord, the hands
that holy things have taken;
and let the ears that heard your word
to falsehood never waken.

2 The tongues that sang your holy name
now purge of all deception;
keep bright the eyes that saw your love
and sharpen their perception.

3 And may the feet that walked your courts
be never lured to wander;
but lead the faithful nourished here
to journey on in splendor.

Text Information

• First Line: Strengthen for service, Lord, the hands
• Title: Strengthen for Service, Lord
• Meter: 8 7 8 7
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2006
• Topic: Holy Communion; Witness
• Source: Syriac Liturgy of Malabar; Tr. composite

Tune Information

• Name: BUCKHURST RUN
• Composer: Robert A. Hobby, b. 1962
• Meter: 8 7 8 7
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: © 2006 Augsburg Fortress