Lutheran Book of Worship ‎#297

297. Salvation unto Us Has Come

1 Salvation unto us has come
By God's free grace and favor;
Good works cannot avert our doom,
They help and save us never.
Faith looks to Jesus Christ alone,
Who did for all the world atone;
He is our mediator.

2 Theirs was a false, misleading dream
Who thought God's law was given
That sinners might themselves redeem
And by their works gain heaven.
The Law is but a mirror bright
To bring the inbred sin to light
That lurks within our nature.

3 And yet the Law fulfilled must be,
Or we were lost forever;
Therefore God sent his Son that he
Might us from death deliver.
He all the Law for us fulfilled,
And thus his Father's anger stilled
Which over us impended.

4 Faith clings to Jesus' cross alone
And rests in him unceasing;
And by its fruits true faith is known,
With love and hope increasing.
For faith alone can justify;
Works serve our neighbor and supply
The proof that faith is living.

5 All blessing, honor, thanks, and praise
To Father, Son, and Spirit,
The God who saved us by his grace,
All glory to his merit.
O triune God in heav'n above,
You have revealed your saving love;
Your blessed name we hallow.

Text Information

• First Line: Salvation unto us has come
• Title: Salvation unto Us Has Come
• Author: Paul Speratus, 1484-1551
• Meter: 87 87 887
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1978
• Topic: Justification; Epiphany 8; Pentecost 18 (Year A)
• Source: Tr. The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941, alt.
• Copyright: Tr. © 1941 Concordia Publishing House
• Notes: Now Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ES IS DAS HEIL
• Meter: 87 87 887
• Key: D Major
• Source: Etlich christlich Lieder, Wittenberg, 1524