Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary ‎#257

257. When in the Hour of Utmost Need

1 When in the hour of utmost need
We know not where to look for aid;
When days and nights of anxious thought
Nor help nor counsel yet have brought,

2 Then this our comfort is alone:
That we may meet before Thy throne
And cry, O faithful God, to Thee
For rescue from our misery;

3 To Thee may raise our hearts and eyes,
Repenting sore with bitter sighs,
And seek Thy pardon for our sin
And respite from our griefs within.

4 For Thou hast promised graciously
To hear all those who cry to Thee
Through Him whose name alone is great,
Our Savior and our Advocate.

5 And thus we come, O God, today
And all our woes before Thee lay;
For sorely tried, cast down, we stand,
Perplexed by fears on ev'ry hand.

6 Ah! hide not for our sins Thy face,
Absolve us through Thy boundless grace,
Be with us in our anguish still;
Free us at last from ev'ry ill,

7 That so with all our hearts we may
To Thee our glad thanksgiving pay,
Then walk obedient to Thy Word
And now and ever praise Thee, Lord.

Text Information

• First Line: When in the hour of utmost need
• Title: When in the Hour of Utmost Need
• German Title: Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein
• Author: P. Eber, 1511-69
• Translator: C. Winkworth, 1827-78
• Meter: L M
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1996
• Topic: Persistent Faith; Lent 2

Tune Information

• Name: WENN WIR IN HÖCHSTEN NÖTEN SEIN
• Composer: L. Bourgeois, c. 1510-c.1561
• Meter: L M
• Key: F Major