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Text:O God The Father, Draw Thou Nigh
Alterer:Martin Luther
Translator:M. Loy
Tune:PETERBOROUGH
Composer:John Goss

139. O God The Father, Draw Thou Nigh

1 O God the Father, draw Thou nigh
And leave us sinners not to die;
Our many sins, O Lord, forgive,
Preserve our faith and let us live;
Deliver us from Satan's arts,
And make us thine with all our hearts:
Amen, Amen, so shall it be,
And hallelujahs rise to Thee.

2 O God the Son, do Thou draw nigh
And leave us sinners not to die;
Our many sins, O Lord, forgive,
Preserve our faith and let us live;
Deliver us from Satan's arts,
And make us Thine with all our hearts:
Amen, Amen, so shall it be,
And hallelujahs rise to Thee.

3 O God the Spirit, draw Thou nigh
And leave us sinners not to die;
Our many sins, O Lord, forgive,
Preserve our faith and let us live;
Deliver us from Satan's arts,
And make us Thine with all our hearts:
Amen, Amen, so shall it be,
And hallelujahs rise to Thee.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: O God the Father, draw Thou nigh
Title: O God The Father, Draw Thou Nigh
Translator: M. Loy (1863)
Alterer: Martin Luther (1524)
Meter: L. M. D.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1930
Topic: The Means of Grace: God
Source: Ancient Latin Litany
Tune Information
Name: PETERBOROUGH
Composer: John Goss (1864)
Meter: L. M. D.
Key: B♭ Major



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