"To Thee, Our God, We Fly" by William W. How, 1823-1897 Text From: THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1941) 1. To Thee, our God, we fly For mercy and for grace; Oh, hear our lowly cry And hide not Thou Thy face! O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand And guard and bless our Fatherland. 2. Arise, O Lord of hosts, Be jealous for Thy name And drive from out our coasts The sins that put to shame. O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand And guard and bless our Fatherland. 3. Thy best gifts from on high In rich abundance pour That we may magnify And praise Thee more and more. O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand And guard and bless our Fatherland. 4. The powers ordained by Thee With heavenly wisdom bless; May they Thy servants be And rule in righteousness! O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand And guard and bless our Fatherland. 5. The Church of Thy dear Son Inflame with love's pure fire; Bind her once more in one And life and truth inspire. O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand And guard and bless our Fatherland. 6. The pastors of Thy fold With grace and power endue That, faithful, pure, and bold, They may be pastors true. O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand And guard and bless our Fatherland. 7. Oh, let us love Thy house And sanctify Thy day, Bring unto Thee our vows, And loyal homage pay. O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand And guard and bless our Fatherland. 8. Give peace, Lord, in our time; Oh, let no foe draw nigh Nor lawless deed of crime "To Thee, Our God, We Fly" by William W. How, 1823-1897 Text From: THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1941) 1. To Thee, our God, we fly For mercy and for grace; Oh, hear our lowly cry And hide not Thou Thy face! O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand And guard and bless our Fatherland. 2. Arise, O Lord of hosts, Be jealous for Thy name And drive from out our coasts The sins that put to shame. O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand And guard and bless our Fatherland. 3. Thy best gifts from on high In rich abundance pour That we may magnify And praise Thee more and more. O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand And guard and bless our Fatherland. 4. The powers ordained by Thee With heavenly wisdom bless; May they Thy servants be And rule in righteousness! O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand And guard and bless our Fatherland. 5. The Church of Thy dear Son Inflame with love's pure fire; Bind her once more in one And life and truth inspire. O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand And guard and bless our Fatherland. 6. The pastors of Thy fold With grace and power endue That, faithful, pure, and bold, They may be pastors true. O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand And guard and bless our Fatherland. 7. Oh, let us love Thy house And sanctify Thy day, Bring unto Thee our vows, And loyal homage pay. O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand And guard and bless our Fatherland. 8. Give peace, Lord, in our time; Oh, let no foe draw nigh Nor lawless deed of crime Insult Thy majesty! O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand And guard and bless our Fatherland. 9. Though vile and worthless, still Thy people, Lord, are we; And for our God we will None other have but Thee. O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand And guard and bless our Fatherland. ________________________________________________ Notes: Hymn #580 from _The Lutheran Hymnal_ Text: Exodus 34:6, 7 Author: William W. How, 1871 Composer: William Croft, 1709 Tune: "Croft's 136th" ______________________________________________________________________ This text was converted to ascii format for Project Wittenberg by Marilyn F. Gardner 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: bob_smith@ctsfw.edu Surface Mail: 6600 N. Clinton St., Ft. Wayne, IN 46825 USA Phone: (219) 452-2148 Fax: (219) 452-2126 ______________________________________________________________________