Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church ‎#236

236. Holy Lord, Holy Lord

1 Holy Lord, holy Lord,
Thanks and praise be ever Thine,
That Thy Word to us is given,
Teaching us with power divine
That the Lord of earth and heaven,
Everlasting life for us to gain,
Once was slain, Once was slain.

2 Lord, our God, Lord, our God,
May Thy precious saving Word,
Till our race on earth is ended,
Light unto our path afford;
Then, among Thy saints ascended,
We for Thy redeeming love shall raise
Ceaseless praise, Ceaseless praise.

Text Information

• First Line: Holy Lord, holy Lord
• Title: Holy Lord, Holy Lord
• Author: Christian Gregor, 1723-1801 (1778)
• Translator (stanza 1): Christian G. Clemens, 1743-1815 (1789, a.)
• Translator (stanza 2): John Swertner, 1746-1813 (1789, a.)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1969
• Topic: The Holy Scriptures

Tune Information

• Name: HOLY LORD
• Composer: Johann Eusebius Schmidt, 1670-1745 (1704)
• Meter: 3.3.7.8.7.8.9.3.3. Trochaic
• Key: C Major

Tune Information:

Fahre fort, fahre fort; (119, A)