Missions
May God Bestow on Us His Grace
- Words:
- Martin Luther, 1524. Translated by Richard Massie, 1854, alt.
- Music:
- 'Es Wollt uns Gott Genædig' adapted from older German hymn by Martin Luther. Found in Erfurt Enchiridion, 1524.
- Setting:
- "Concordia Kinderchöre", 1908.
- Metre:
- 8 7 8 7 8 7 8 7 7
- 1May God bestow on us His grace,With blessings rich provide us,And may the brightness of His faceTo life eternal guide usThat we His saving health may know,His gracious will and pleasure,And also to the heathen showChrist's riches without measureAnd unto God convert them.
- 2Thine over all shall be the praiseAnd thanks of every nation,And all the world with joy shall raiseThe voice of exultation;For Thou shalt judge the earth, O Lord,Nor suffer sin to flourish;Thy people's pasture is Thy WordTheir souls to feed and nourish,In righteous paths to keep them.
- 3Oh, let the people praise Thy worth,In all good works increasing;The land shall plenteous fruit bring forth,Thy Word is rich in blessing.May God the Father, God the Son,And God the Spirit bless us!Let all the world praise Him alone,Let solemn awe possess us.Now let our hearts say, Amen.
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In the hymnals
- Written in 1524, the words are in 14 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
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.