Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#186

186. The precepts of the Word are pure

1 The precepts of the Word are pure,
Its promises and hopes endure;
That statutes of the Lord are right,
In keeping them is great delight.

2 The teachings of God's Word impart
His gracious counsels to the heart,
And higher principles instil,
And mould anew the heart and will.

3 Lord, Thy commands be our delight,
Thy Gospel be our saving might;
And by thy truth on us impress
The image of Thy holiness.

4 Then will our life, in turn, conform
Unto Thy Word, as guide and norm:
And by our walk it shall appear,
That our profession is sincere.

5 Grace grace for grace to us anew,
To practice still what we hold true;
And grant that what we hold, dear Lord,
Be the pure doctrines of Thy Word.

Text Information

• First Line: The precepts of the Word are pure
• Author: Rev. Emanuel Cronenwett, D. D. (1880)
• Meter: L. M. No. 1
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: The Catechism: The Word; Fourth Sunday after Epiphany; Second Sunday in Lent; Fourth Sunday after Easter; Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity
• Notes: Alternate tune: SEASONS, #187

Tune Information

• Name: MENDON
• Arranger: Lowell Mason, Mus. Doc. (1882)
• Meter: L. M. No. 1
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: German