"To God the Anthem Raising"
                      by Paul Eber, 1511-1569
             Translated by Carl Doving, 1867-1937
                                  Text From:
                       THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL
        (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1941)



        1. To God the anthem raising,
        Sing, Christians, great and small;
        Sing out, His goodness praising,
        Oh, thank Him one and all!
        Behold how God this year,
        Which now is safely ended,
        Hath in His love befriended
        His children far and near.

        2. Let us consider rightly
        His mercies manifold
        And let us not think lightly
        Of all His gifts untold.
        Let thankfulness recall
        How God this year hath led us,
        How He hath clothed and fed us,
        The great ones and the small.

        3. To Church and State He granted
        His peace in every place,
        His vineyard He hath planted
        Among us by His grace.
        His ever bounteous hand
        Prosperity hath given
        And want and famine driven
        From this our native land.

        4. His Father heart is yearning
        To take us for His own
        When, our transgressions mourning,
        We trust in Christ alone;
        When in His name we pray
        And humbly make confession,
        He pardons our transgression
        And is our faithful Stay.

        5. Our God hath well defended,
        Hath kept us through His grace;
        But if He had contended
        With us our sins to trace
        And given us our meed,
        We all would then be lying
        In sin and sorrow dying,
        Each one for his misdeed.

        6. O Father dear in heaven,
        For all Thy gifts of love
        Which Thou to us hast given
        We lift our thanks above.
        In Jesus' name we here,
        To Thee our prayers addressing,
        Still ask Thee for Thy blessing:
        Grant us a joyful year.

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        Notes:
        Hymn #112 from _The Lutheran Hymnal_
        Text: Ps. 101:1
        Author: Paul Eber, 1571
        Translated by: Carl Doving, 1907
        Titled: "Helft mir Gott's Guete preisen"
        Composer: Wolfgang Figulus, 1575
        Tune: "Helft mir Gott's Guete"
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