Praise
O Lord We Praise Thee
- Words:
- Martin Luther, 1524. Translation composite.
- Music:
- 'Gott Sei Gelobet und Gebenedeiet' or 'Enchiridion' or 'Gud Være Lovet Evig Nu'
- Setting:
- Johann Hermann Schein, 1627, alt.
- Metre:
- 11 8 11 8 5 9 9 6 7 5
- 1O Lord, we praise Thee, bless Thee, and adore Thee,In thanksgiving bow before TheeThou with Thy body and Thy blood didst nourishOur weak souls that they may flourish:O Lord, have mercy!May Thy body, Lord, born of Mary,That our sins and sorrows did carry,And Thy blood for us pleadIn all trial, fear, and need:O Lord, have mercy!
- 2Thy holy body into death was given,Life to win for us in heaven.No greater love than this to Thee could bind us;May this feast thereof remind us!O Lord, have mercy!Lord, Thy kindness did so constrain TheeThat Thy blood should bless and sustain me.All our debt Thou hast paid;Peace with God once more is made:O Lord, have mercy.
- 3May God bestow on us His grace and favorTo please Him with our behaviorAnd live as brethren here in love and unionNor repent this blest Communion!O Lord, have mercy!Let not Thy good Spirit forsake us;Grant that heav'nly‐ minded He make us;Give Thy Church, Lord, to seeDays of peace and unity:O Lord, have mercy!
Scripture
Topics
In the hymnals
- The words are in 6 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
- The tune, Gott Sei Gelobet und Gebenedeiet, is in 28 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.