Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#156

156. O bless, Thou Heav'nly Potentate

1 O bless, Thou Heavenly Potentate,
With wisdom, strength, the powers of state,
That wrong and violence may cease,
And Church and home abide in peace.

2 Bless rich and poor, the great and small,
Both friend and foe; Lord, bless Thou all
The family on earth in love,
And fit all for Thy home above.

3 Thus, with Thy blessing on each hand,
Will peace and plenty fill the land,
And righteousness spring from the earth,
And life below have higher worth.

4 All praise to Thee, O King of kings,
Whose grace to us such blessing brings;
Thee, with the Father, we adore,
And Holy Ghost, forevermore.

Text Information

• First Line: O bless, Thou Heav'nly Potentate
• Author: Rev. Emanuel Cronenwett, D. D. (1880)
• Meter: L. M. No. 1
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: The Church Year: National Thanksgiving

Tune Information

• Name: OLD HUNDREDTH
• Composer: Louis Bourgeois (1551)
• Meter: L. M. No. 1
• Key: G Major
• Source: Genevan Psalter