Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#268

268. We praise and bless Thee, Gracious Lord

1 We praise and bless Thee, Gracious Lord,
Our Saviour kind and true,
For all the old things passed away,
For all Thou hast made new.

2 But yet how much must be destroyed,
How much renewed must be,
Ere we can fully stand complete
In likeness, Lord, to Thee!

3 Thou, only Thou must carry on
The work Thou hast begun;
Of Thine own strength Thou must impart,
In Thine own ways to run.

4 Ah, leave us not! from day to day
Revive, restore again;
Our feeble steps do thou direct,
Our enemies restrain.

5 So shall we faultless stand at last
Before Thy Father's throne;
The blessedness for ever ours,
The glory all Thine own!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: We praise and bless Thee, Gracious Lord
• Author: Karl Johann Philipp Spitta (1843)
• Translator: Jane Borthwick (1853)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917

Tune Information

• Name: ST. STEPHEN
• Composer: William Jones (1789)
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: A Major