Morning
O Holy, Blessed Trinity
- Words:
- Martin Behm, 1608. Translated by C. H. L. Schuette, 1880.
- Music:
- 'O Heilige Dreifaltigkeit' or 'Steht Auf, Ihr Lieben Kinderlein' Nikolaus Hermann, 1558.
- Setting:
- "Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-Book", 1931.
- Metre:
- 8 8 8 8
- 1O Holy, Blessed Trinity,Divine, Essential Unity,God Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,Be Thou this day my Guide and Host.
- 2My soul and body keep from harm,O'er all I have extend Thine arm,That Satan may not cause distressNor bring me shame or wretchedness.
- 3The Father's might shield me this day,The Son's pure wisdom cheer my way,The Holy Spirit's light divineIllume my heart's benighted shrine.
- 4My Maker, strengthen Thou my heart,O my Redeemer, help impart,Blest Comforter, keep at my sideThat faith and love in me abide.
- 5Lord, bless and keep Thou me as Thine;Lord, make Thy face upon me shine;Lord, lift Thy countenance on meAnd give me peace‐ sweet peace, from Thee.
Scripture
Topics
In the hymnals
- The words are in 27 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
- The tune, O Heilige Dreifaltigkeit, is in 42 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.