ELHB Hymn 456
Eternal Son of God, O Thou
J. J. Rambach
Hymn Text
456. Eternal Son of God, O Thou
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1 Eternal Son of God, O Thou,
Before whom earth and heaven bow,
Regard Thy people as they raise
To Thee their songs of prayer and praise.
Before whom earth and heaven bow,
Regard Thy people as they raise
To Thee their songs of prayer and praise.
2 This house they dedicate to Thee,
That here Thy glory they may see,
Thy body and Thy blood they here
Receive, their fainting souls to cheer.
That here Thy glory they may see,
Thy body and Thy blood they here
Receive, their fainting souls to cheer.
3 Here in baptismal water pure
They find for sins a gracious cure;
Their children here to Thee they bring,
O Thou, our death-subduing King.
They find for sins a gracious cure;
Their children here to Thee they bring,
O Thou, our death-subduing King.
4 Here sin's diseases healing find,
The weak grow strong, light cheers the blind;
The troubled heart with peace is blest,
And weariness finds heavenly rest.
The weak grow strong, light cheers the blind;
The troubled heart with peace is blest,
And weariness finds heavenly rest.
5 When tempests shake the world around,
The rock-built Church secure is found;
The gates of hell may here assail
Whom Christ defends, but not prevail.
The rock-built Church secure is found;
The gates of hell may here assail
Whom Christ defends, but not prevail.
Source noted on Hymnary: Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book #456