ELHB Hymn 467
Hark! the Church proclaims her honor
S. Preiswerk
Hymn Text
467. Hark! the Church proclaims her honor
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1 Hark! The Church proclaims her honor,
And her strength is only this:
God has laid his choice upon her,
And the work she does is His.
And her strength is only this:
God has laid his choice upon her,
And the work she does is His.
2 He His Church has firmly founded,
He will guard what He began;
We by sin and foes surrounded,
Build her bulwarks as we can.
He will guard what He began;
We by sin and foes surrounded,
Build her bulwarks as we can.
3 Frail and fleeting are our powers,
Short our days, our foresight dim,
And we own the choice not ours,
We were chosen first by Him.
Short our days, our foresight dim,
And we own the choice not ours,
We were chosen first by Him.
4 Onward, then! for nought despairing,
Calm we follow at His Word,
Thus through joy and sorrow bearing
Faithful witness to our Lord.
Calm we follow at His Word,
Thus through joy and sorrow bearing
Faithful witness to our Lord.
Source noted on Hymnary: Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book #467