1 Before you, God, the judge of all,
with grief and shame I humbly fall.
I see my sins against you, Lord,
my sins of thought and deed and word.
They press me sore; to you I flee:
O God, be merciful to me!
2 O Lord, my God, to you I pray:
O cast me not in wrath away!
Let your good Spirit ne'er depart,
but let him draw to you my heart
that truly penitent I be:
O God, be merciful to me!
3 O Jesus, let your precious blood
be to my soul a cleansing flood.
Turn not, O Lord, your guest away,
but grant that justified I may
go to my house at peace to be:
O God, be merciful to me!
Magnus Brostrup Landstad (born 7 October 1802 in Måsøy, Norway and died 8 October 1880 in Kristiania) was a Norwegian minister, psalmist and poet who published the first collection of authentic Norwegian traditional ballads in 1853. This work was criticized for unscientific methods, but today it is commonly accepted that he contributed significantly to the preservation of the traditional ballads.
Landstad lived with his father Hans Landstad (1771–1838) who was also a minister, first in 1806 to Øksnes, to Vinje in 1811 and to Seljord in 1819. He took a theological degree (cand. theol) in 1827, and worked after that as the resident chaplain in Gausdal for six years. After that he worked in different parishes in Telemark, Østfold befo… Go to person page >
Translator: Carl Døving
Born: March 21, 1867, Norddalen, Norway.
Died: October 2, 1937, Chicago, Illinois.
Buried: Decorah, Iowa.
Go to person page >
Martin Luther's versification of the Lord's Prayer was set to this tune in Valentin Schumann's hymnal, Geistliche Lieder (1539); the tune, whose composer remains unknown, had some earlier use. The tune name derives from Luther's German incipit: “Vater unser im Himmelreich….” Because VATER UNSE…
Display Title: Before Thee, God, Who Knowest AllFirst Line: Before Thee, God, who knowest allTune Title: VATER UNSERAuthor: Carl Døving; Magnus B. LandstadMeter: 88.88.88
Display Title: Before Thee, God, Who Knowest AllFirst Line: Before thee, God, who knowest allTune Title: VATER UNSERAuthor: Carl Döving; Magnus B. LandstadMeter: 8.8.8.8.8.8.Scripture: Psalm 41:4; Psalm 51Date: 2018Subject: Christ | Blood of; Confession and repentance | ; God | Mercy of; Justification |
Display Title: Before You, God, the Judge of AllFirst Line: Before you, God, the Judge of allTune Title: VATER UNSER IM HIMMELREICH, DER DUAuthor: Carl Döving, 1867-1937; Magnus B. Landstad, 1802-80Meter: 88 88 88Date: 1993Subject: Confession and Absolution |
Display Title: Before You, God, the Judge of AllFirst Line: Before you, God, the judge of allTune Title: VATER UNSERAuthor: Carl Döving, 1867-1937; Magnus B. Landstad, 1802-1880Meter: 88 88 88Scripture: Psalm 51:1-12; Luke 18:13; 1 John 1:7Date: 2021Subject: Confession and Absolution |
Display Title: Before Thee, God, Who Knowest AllFirst Line: Before Thee, God, who knowest allTune Title: VATER UNSERAuthor: C. Døving, 1867-1937; M. B. Landstad, 1802-80Meter: 88 88 88Date: 1996Subject: Confession and Absolution | ; Trinity 19 |