Choral
Lord God, Thy Praise We Sing
- Words:
- Martin Luther, 1529 or 1531. Translated by Richard Massie, 1854.
- Music:
- 'Herr Gott, dich loben wir' ancient Latin, alt by Martin Luther. Found in Klug's Gesangbuch, 1535.
- Setting:
- Landgraf Moritz, 1612, alt.
- Metre:
- CHORAL
- 1Lord God,Thy praise we sing;Father in eternity,Angels all and heav'nly host Both Cherubim and Seraphim Holy art Thou, our God!Holy art Thou, our God, the Lord of Sabaoth!Thy majesty and godly might The twelve apostles join in song Thee,Father, on Thy highest throne,The Comforter, ev'n the Holy Ghost,Thee King of all glory,Christ, we own,To save mankind Thou hast not,Lord, Thy servants help whom Thou,O God,Grant that we share the heav'nly rest Help us,O Lord, from age to age,Nourish and keep them by Thy pow'r,Lord God, we praise Thee day by day,Keep us this day, and at all times,In Thee,Lord, have we put our trust;Amen.
- 2Lord God,Thy praise we sing;Father in eternity,Angels all and heav'nly host Both Cherubim and Seraphim Holy art Thou, our God!Holy art Thou, our God, the Lord of Sabaoth!The martyrs' noble army raise Thee,Father, on Thy highest throne,The Comforter, ev'n the Holy Ghost,Thee King of all glory,Christ, we own,Thou over camest death's sharp sting,Thy servants help whom Thou,O God,Grant that we share the heav'nly rest Help us,O Lord, from age to age,Nourish and keep them by Thy pow'r,Lord God, we praise Thee day by day,For mercy only,Lord, we plead;In Thee,Lord, have we put our trust;Amen.
- 3Lord God,Thy praise we sing;Father in eternity,Angels all and heav'nly host Both Cherubim and Seraphim Holy art Thou, our God!Holy art Thou, our God, the Lord of Sabaoth!The universal Church doth Thee Thee,Father, on Thy highest throne,The Comforter, ev'n the Holy Ghost,Thee King of all glory,Christ, we own,At God's right hand Thou sittest, clad Thy servants help whom Thou,O God,Grant that we share the heav'nly rest Help us,O Lord, from age to age,Nourish and keep them by Thy pow'r,Lord God, we praise Thee day by day,Show us Thy mercy,Lord, as we In Thee,Lord, have we put our trust;Amen.
- 4Lord God,Thy praise we sing;Father in eternity,Angels all and heav'nly host Both Cherubim and Seraphim Holy art Thou, our God!Holy art Thou, our God, the Lord of Sabaoth!Thee, Father, on Thy highest throne,The Comforter, ev'n the Holy Ghost,Thee King of all glory,Christ, we own,Thou shalt in glory come again,Thy servants help whom Thou,O God,Grant that we share the heav'nly rest Help us,O Lord, from age to age,Nourish and keep them by Thy pow'r,Lord God, we praise Thee day by day,In Thee,Lord, have we put our trust;Amen.
Scripture
Topics
- Church in Heaven (Church Victorious/Church Triumphant)
- Father
- Following Jesus, Sanctification
- God, As King
- God, Care of
- God, Eternity of
- God, Goodness of
- God, Majesty & Power of
- God, Mercy of
- God's Children - the Faithful (see also Saints, People of the World)
- Holy Spirit
- Jesus
- Praise, Father
- Praise, Son
- Praise, Holy Spirit
- Saints (all Faithful)
- Salvation
- Second Coming
- Throne (also see God - As King)
- Victory
- Worship
In the hymnals
- The tune, Herr Gott, dich loben wir, is in 5 hymnals. The tune →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The score is from the Open Hymnal Project (Brian J. Dumont), which places its own work in the public domain. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.