"Almighty Lord, before Thy Throne"
                         by Anne Steele, 1716-1778
                                Text From:
                            THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL
               (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1941)



        1. Almighty Lord, before Thy throne
        Thy mourning people bend;
        'Tis on Thy grace in Christ alone
        Our failing hopes depend.

        2. Dark judgments from Thy heavy hand
        Thy dreadful pow'r display;
        Yet mercy spares our guilty land,
        And still we live to pray.

        3. How changed, alas, are truths divine
        For error, guilt, and shame!
        What impious numbers, bold in sin,
        Disgrace the Christian name!

        4. Oh, turn us, turn us, mighty Lord;
        Convert us by Thy grace!
        Then shall our hearts obey Thy Word
        And see again Thy face.

        5. Then, should oppressing foes invade,
        We will not yield to fear,
        Secure of all-sufficient aid
        When God in Christ is near.

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        Notes:
        Hymn #579 from _The Lutheran Hymnal_
        Text: Psalm 59:16
        Author: Anne Steele, 1756, cento, alt.
        Composer: John Chetham, 1718
        Tune: "Burford"
        1st Published in: _Psalmody_
______________________________________________________________________
        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
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                    "Almighty Lord, before Thy Throne"
                         by Anne Steele, 1716-1778
                                Text From:
                            THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL
               (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1941)



        1. Almighty Lord, before Thy throne
        Thy mourning people bend;
        'Tis on Thy grace in Christ alone
        Our failing hopes depend.

        2. Dark judgments from Thy heavy hand
        Thy dreadful pow'r display;
        Yet mercy spares our guilty land,
        And still we live to pray.

        3. How changed, alas, are truths divine
        For error, guilt, and shame!
        What impious numbers, bold in sin,
        Disgrace the Christian name!

        4. Oh, turn us, turn us, mighty Lord;
        Convert us by Thy grace!
        Then shall our hearts obey Thy Word
        And see again Thy face.

        5. Then, should oppressing foes invade,
        We will not yield to fear,
        Secure of all-sufficient aid
        When God in Christ is near.

        ________________________________________________
        Notes:
        Hymn #579 from _The Lutheran Hymnal_
        Text: Psalm 59:16
        Author: Anne Steele, 1756, cento, alt.
        Composer: John Chetham, 1718
        Tune: "Burford"
        1st Published in: _Psalmody_
______________________________________________________________________
        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
______________________________________________________________________