Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#481

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

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

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

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: For Thy mercy and Thy grace
• Author: Henry Downton (1841)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: Times and Seasons: New Year
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: CULBACH
• Meter: 7 7, 7 7
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Scheffler's Heilige Seelenlust, 1657
• Notes: Public Domain.