The Lutheran Hymnary ‎#213

213. For Thy mercy and Thy grace

1 For Thy mercy and Thy grace,
Constant through another year,
Hear our song of thankfulness;
Jesus, our Redeemer, hear.

2 Lo, our sins on Thee we cast,
Thee, our perfect sacrifice;
And, forgetting all the past,
Press toward our glorious prize.

3 Dark the future; let Thy light
Guide us, bright and morning Star:
Fierce our foes, and hard the fight;
Arm us, Savior, for the war.

4 In our weakness and distress,
Rock of strength, be Thou our stay;
In the pathless wilderness
Be our true and living way.

5 Who of us death's awful road
In the coming year shall tread?
With Thy rod and staff, O God,
Comfort Thou his dying bed.

6 Keep us faithful, keep us pure,
Keep us evermore Thine own;
Help, O help us to endure;
Fit us for the promised crown.

Text Information

• First Line: For Thy mercy and Thy grace
• Author: H. Downton (1841)
• Meter: 7s. 4L.
• Publication Date: 1913
• Topic: The Church Year: New Year

Tune Information

• Name: [For thy mercy and Thy grace]
• Composer: J.A. Freylinghausen (1705)
• Meter: 7s. 4L.
• Key: D Major