"Thine Honor Save, O Christ, Our Lord" by Johann Heerman, 1585-1647 Translated by Matthias Loy, 1828-1915 Text From: THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1941) 1. Thine honor save, O Christ, our Lord! Hear Zion's cries and help afford; Destroy the wiles of mighty foes Who now Thy Word and truth oppose. 2. Their craft and pomp indeed are great, And of their power thy boast and prate; Our hope they scornfully deride And deem us nothing in their pride. 3. Forgive, O Lord, our sins forgive; Grant us Thy grace and let us live. Convince Thy foes throughout the land That godless counsels shall not stand. 4. That Thou art with us, Lord, proclaim And put our enemies to shame; Confound them in their haughtiness And help Thine own in their distress. 5. Preserve Thy little flock in peace, Nor let Thy boundless mercy cease; To all the world let it appear That Thy true Church indeed is here. _______________________________________________________ Notes: Hymn #265 from _The Lutheran Hymnal_ Text: Ps. 118: 25 Author: Johann Heerman, 1630 Titled: "Rett, o Herr Jesu, rett dein' Ehr'" Translated by: Matthias Loy, 1880, alt. Tune: "Erhalt uns, Herr" 1st Published in: _Geistliche Lieder_ Town: Wittenberg, 1543 ______________________________________________________________ This text was converted to ascii format for Project Wittenberg by Cindy A. Beesley and is in the public domain. You may freely distribute, copy or print this text. Please direct any comments or suggestions to: Rev. Robert E. Smith of the Walther Library at Concordia Theological Seminary. E-mail: COSMITHB@ASH.PALNI.EDU. Surface Mail: 6600 N. Clinton St., Ft. Wayne, IN 46825 USA Phone: (219) 452-2123 Fax: (219) 452-2126 ______________________________________________________________