Prayer
Our Father Thou in Heaven Above
- Words:
- Martin Luther, 1539. Translation composite.
- Music:
- 'Vater Unser im Himmelreich' attr. Martin Luther, found in Valentin Schumann's Geistliche Lieder, Leipzig, 1539.
- Setting:
- "Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-Book", 1931.
- Metre:
- 8 8 8 8 8 8
- 1Our Father, Thou in heav'n above,Who biddest us to dwell in love,As brethren of one family,To cry in ev'ry need to Thee,Teach us no thoughtless word to say,But from our inmost heart to pray.
- 2Thy name be hallowed. Help us, Lord,In purity to keep Thy Word,That to the glory of Thy NameWe walk before Thee free from blame.Let no false doctrine us pervert;All poor, deluded souls convert.
- 3Thy kingdom come. Thine let it beIn time and in eternity.Let Thy good Spirit e'er be nighOur hearts with graces to supply.Break Satan's pow'r, defeat his rage;Preserve Thy Church from age to age.
- 4Thy gracious will on earth be doneAs 'tis in heav'n before Thy throne;Obedience in our weal and woeAnd patience in all grief bestow.Curb flesh and blood and ev'ry illThat sets itself against Thy will.
- 5Give us this day our daily breadAnd let us all be clothed and fed.From war and strife be our Defense,From famine and from pestilence,That we may live in godly peace,Free from all care and avarice.
- 6Forgive our sins, Lord, we implore,Remove from us their burden sore,As we their trespasses forgiveWho by offenses us do grieve.Thus let us dwell in charityAnd serve our brother willingly.
- 7Into temptation lead us not.When evil foes against us plotAnd vex our souls on every hand,Oh, give us strength that we may standFirm in the faith, a well-armed host,Through comfort of the Holy Ghost!
- 8From evil, Lord, deliver us;The times and days are perilous.Redeem us from eternal death,And when we yield our dying breath,Console us, grant us calm release,And take our souls to Thee in peace.
- 9Amen, that is, So shall it be.Confirm our faith and hope in TheeThat we may doubt not, but believeWhat here we ask we shall receive.Thus in Thy name and at Thy wordWe say: Amen. Oh, hear us, Lord! Amen.
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In the hymnals
- The words are in 26 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. Further sheet music is from PDHymns.com. 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.