Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#192

192. Hark! the Church proclaims her honor

1 Hark! the Church proclaims her honor,
And her strength is only this:
God hath laid His choice upon her,
And the work she doth is His.
And the work she doth is His.

2 He His Church hath firmly founded,
He will guard what He began;
We by sin and foes surrounded,
Build her bulwarks as we can.

3 Onward, then! for naught despairing,
Calm we follow at His Word,
Thus through joy and sorrow bearing
Faithful witness to our Lord.

4 Though we here must strive in weakness,
Though in tears we often bend,
What His might began in meekness
Shall achieve a glorious end.

Text Information

• First Line: Hark! the Church proclaims her honor
• Author: Samuel Preiswerk (1844)
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth (1858)
• Meter: 8s. 7s. No. 5
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: The Catechism: The Church; Fifth Sunday after Epiphany
• Notes: From the German text: Das ist der Gemeine Staerke

Tune Information

• Name: SULLIVAN
• Composer: Rev. Paul Ami Bost, 1790-1874
• Meter: 8s. 7s. No. 5
• Key: F Major
• Notes: Paul Ami Bost, Swiss clergyman