Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#238a

238a. O God, Thou righteous, faithful Lord

1 O God, Thou righteous, faithful Lord,
I have not kept Thy holy Word,
But sinned, and oft offended Thee,
Now I repent—it grieveth me!

2 Thou, Father, merciful and kind,
No pleasure in my death dost find,
But strong desire doth in Thee burn,
That I would unto Thee return.

3 Since Thou then, Father, callest me,
I, needy sinner, come to Thee,
Relying on the precious blood
That from five wounds most holy flowed.

4 I pray through Christ Thine only Son,
Who for my good here flesh put on,
Let not Thy love to me e'er fail;
O'er justice still may grace prevail.

5 In tender mercy let Thy grace
Through Jesus' blood my sins efface;
Then I, the poor lost child, will be
Of all offenses rid through Thee.

6 Let me, according to Thy Word,
Live henceforth unto Thee, I Lord;
That I may after time is o'er
Inherit life forevermore.

Text Information

• First Line: O God, Thou righteous, faithful Lord
• Author: Johannes Leon (1611)
• Translator: Rev. August Crull (199-)
• Meter: L. M. No. 1
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: The Catechism: Repentance; Sixth Sunday after Trinity; Twenty Second Sunday after Trinity
• Notes: Now Public Domain. From the German text: O frommer und getreuer Gott, ich hab'

Tune Information

• Name: OLIVE'S BROW
• Composer: William Batchelder Bradbury (1853)
• Meter: L. M. No. 1
• Key: E♭ Major
• Notes: Public Domain.