"Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain" by Ludwig Helmbold Translated by Matthias Loy, 1828-1915 Text From: THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1941) 1. Lord, help us ever to retain The Catechism's doctrine plain As Luther taught the Word of Truth In simple style to tender youth. 2. Help us Thy holy Law to learn, To mourn our sin, and from it turn In faith to Thee and to Thy Son And Holy Spirit, Three in One. 3. Hear us, dear Father, when we pray For needed help from day to day That as Thy children we may live, Whom Thou in Baptism didst receive. 4. Lord, when we fall and sin doth stain, Absolve and lift us up again; And through the Sacrament increase Our faith till we depart in peace. _______________________________________________________ Notes: Hymn #288 from The Lutheran Hymnal Text: Ex. 20: 1-17 Author: Ludwig Helmbold, 1594 Translated by: Matthias Loy, 1880, alt. Titled: "Her Gott, erhalt uns fuer und fuer" Tune: "Herr Jesu Christ, mein's" 1st Published in: "As Hymnodus Sacer" Town: Leipzig, 1625 ______________________________________________________________ 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: CFWLibrary@CRF.CUIS.EDU Surface Mail: 6600 N. Clinton St., Ft. Wayne, IN 46825 USA Phone: (219) 481-2123 Fax: (219) 481-2126 ______________________________________________________________