Prayer
We Now Implore God the Holy Ghost
- Words:
- v.1 ancient German. verses 2-4 Martin Luther, 1524. Translation composite.
- Music:
- 'Nun Bitten wir den Heiligen Geist' ancient German found in Walter's Geistliche Gesangbüchlein, 1524.
- Setting:
- "Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-Book", 1931.
- Metre:
- 9 9 11 10 4
- 1We now implore God the Holy GhostFor the true faith, which we need the most,That in our last moments He may befriend usAnd, as homeward we journey, attend us.Lord, have mercy.
- 2Shine in our hearts, O most precious Light,That we Jesus Christ may know aright,Clinging to our Savior, whose blood hath bought us.Who again to our homeland hath brought us.Lord, have mercy.
- 3Thou sacred Love, grace on us bestow,Set our hearts with heav'nly fire aglowThat with hearts united we love each other,Of one mind, in peace with ev'ry brother.Lord, have mercy!
- 4Thou highest Comfort in ev'ry need,Grant that neither shame nor death we heed,That e'en then our courage may never fail usWhen the Foe shall accuse and assail us.Lord, have mercy!
Scripture
Topics
In the hymnals
- The words are in 6 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.