"Lord, We Come Before Thee Now"
                         by William Hammond, 1719-1783
                                  Text From:
                      THE HANDBOOK TO THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL
               (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1942) p.17



        1. Lord, we come before Thee now,
        At Thy feet we humbly bow:
        Oh, do not our suit disdain!
        Shall we seek Thee, Lord, in vain?

        2. Lord, on Thee our souls depend;
        In compassion now descend,
        Fill our hearts with Thy rich grace,
        Tune our lips to sing Thy praise.

        3. In Thine own appointed way
        Now we seek Thee, here we stay.
        Lord, we know not how to go
        Till a blessing Thou bestow.

        4. Send some message from Thy Word
        That may peace and joy afford;
        Let Thy Spirit now impart
        Full salvation to each heart.

        5. Comfort those who weep and mourn,
        Let the time of joy return;
        Those that are cast down lift up,
        Make them strong in faith and hope.

        6. Grant that all may seek and find
        Thee a gracious God and kind.
        Heal the sick, the captive free;
        Let us all rejoice in Thee.

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        Notes:
        Hymn #18 from _The Handbook to the Lutheran Hymnal_
        Text: Ps. 27:8
        Author: William Hammond, 1745 
        Cento: Martin Madan, 1760     
        Composer: Justin H. Knecht, 1797
        Tune: "Vienna"
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          This text was converted to ascii format for Project
         Wittenberg by Debbie Harris 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 
           Walther Library at Concordia Theological Seminary

                     E-mail: bob_smit

                        "Lord, We Come Before Thee Now"
                         by William Hammond, 1719-1783
                                  Text From:
                      THE HANDBOOK TO THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL
               (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1942) p.17



        1. Lord, we come before Thee now,
        At Thy feet we humbly bow:
        Oh, do not our suit disdain!
        Shall we seek Thee, Lord, in vain?

        2. Lord, on Thee our souls depend;
        In compassion now descend,
        Fill our hearts with Thy rich grace,
        Tune our lips to sing Thy praise.

        3. In Thine own appointed way
        Now we seek Thee, here we stay.
        Lord, we know not how to go
        Till a blessing Thou bestow.

        4. Send some message from Thy Word
        That may peace and joy afford;
        Let Thy Spirit now impart
        Full salvation to each heart.

        5. Comfort those who weep and mourn,
        Let the time of joy return;
        Those that are cast down lift up,
        Make them strong in faith and hope.

        6. Grant that all may seek and find
        Thee a gracious God and kind.
        Heal the sick, the captive free;
        Let us all rejoice in Thee.

       _______________________________________
        Notes:
        Hymn #18 from _The Handbook to the Lutheran Hymnal_
        Text: Ps. 27:8
        Author: William Hammond, 1745 
        Cento: Martin Madan, 1760     
        Composer: Justin H. Knecht, 1797
        Tune: "Vienna"
        _________________________________________________________
          This text was converted to ascii format for Project
         Wittenberg by Debbie Harris 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 
           Walther Library at Concordia Theological Seminary

                     E-mail: bob_smith@ctsfw.edu

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