ELHB Hymn 517
Lord God, who art my Father dear
J. Mathesius (1564)
Hymn Text
517. Lord God, who art my Father dear
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1 Lord God, who art my Father dear,
I pray in Jesus' name: O hear
What, trusting in His promised Word,
I humbly ask of Thee, good Lord.
I pray in Jesus' name: O hear
What, trusting in His promised Word,
I humbly ask of Thee, good Lord.
2 Grant us Thy Word, Thy Spirit give,
That by His grace we godly live,
Give shelter, peace, good friends, and food,
Protect our native land, O God.
That by His grace we godly live,
Give shelter, peace, good friends, and food,
Protect our native land, O God.
3 Save us from sin and Satan's fraud,
Deliver us from evil, God,
Be with us in our dying hour;
Thine is the kingdom, glory, power.
Deliver us from evil, God,
Be with us in our dying hour;
Thine is the kingdom, glory, power.
Source noted on Hymnary: Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book #517