Breaking Bread (Vol. 39) ‎#137

137. Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days

1 Lord, who throughout these forty days,
For us did fast and pray,
Teach us with you to mourn our sins,
And close by you to stay.

2 As you with Satan did contend,
And did the vict'ry win,
O give us strength in you to fight,
In you to conquer sin.

3 As you did hunger bear and thirst,
So teach us, gracious Lord,
To die to self, and always live
By your most holy word.

4 And through these days of penitence,
And through your Passion-tide,
Forevermore, in life and death,
O Lord, with us abide.

5 Abide with us that when this life
Of suffering is past,
An Easter of unending joy
We may attain at last!

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, who throughout these forty days
• Title: Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days
• Author: Claudia F. Hernaman, 1838-1898 (alt.)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2019
• Topic: Seasonal Music: Lent

Tune Information

• Name: ST. FLAVIAN
• Meter: CM
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: The Whole Psalmes in Foure Partes, 1563, alt.