American Lutheran Hymnal ‎#187

187. Lord Jesus Christ, With Us Abide

1 Lord Jesus Christ, with us abide,
For round us falls the eventide;
Let not Thy Word, that shining light,
Be veiled to us in error's night.

2 In these last days when ills abound,
O keep us in Thy doctrine sound,
That we Thy Word and Sacrament
May pure retain till life is spent.

3 Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Church uphold,
For we are languid, slothful, cold;
O prosper well Thy Word of grace
And spread its truth in ev'ry place.

4 O keep us in Thy Word, we pray;
Turn Satan's guile and rage away;
Thy Church with grace and peace endue,
Make us united, patient, true.

5 Those haughty spirits, Lord, restrain,
Who o'er Thy Church presume to reign
And ever aim to say things new,
Devised to change Thy doctrine true.

6 Lord, keep us steadfast to the end,
That on Thy Word we may depend
Till we depart for yonder shore
And dwell with Thee for evermore.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord Jesus Christ, with us abide
• Title: Lord Jesus Christ, With Us Abide
• Translator: H. Brueckner
• Author: N. Selnecker (1611 )
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1930
• Topic: The Means of Grace: The Redeemer
• Source: Sts. 3-6 anon.

Tune Information

• Name: WITTENBERG
• Composer: J. Klug (1543)
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: e minor
• Source: German chorale: Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort