"Our Father, Thou in Heaven Above"
                        by Dr. Martin Luther, 1483-1546
                                  Text From:
                      THE HANDBOOK TO THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL
             (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1942), pp. 323-324


        Our Father, Thou in Heaven Above

        1. Our Father, Thou in heaven above,
        Who biddest us to dwell in love,
        As brethren of one family,
        To cry in every need to Thee,
        Teach us no thoughtless word to say,
        But from our inmost heart to pray.

        2. Thy name be hallowed. Help us, Lord,
        In purity to keep Thy Word,
        That to the glory of thy name
        We walk before Thee free from blame.
        Let no false doctrine us pervert;
        All poor, deluded souls convert.

        3. Thy kingdom come. Thine let it be
        In time and in eternity.
        Let Thy good Spirit e'er be nigh
        Our hearts with graces to supply.
        Break Satan's power, defeat his rage;
        Preserve Thy Church from age to age.

        4. Thy gracious will on earth be done
        As 'tis in heaven before Thy throne;
        Obedience in our weal and woe
        And patience in all grief bestow.
        Curb flesh and blood and every ill
        That sets itself against Thy will.

        5. Give us this day our daily bread
        And let us all be clothed and fed.
        From war and strife be our Defense,
        From famine and from pestilence,
        That we may live in godly peace,
        Free from all care and avarice.

        6. Forgive our sins, Lord, we implore,
        Remove from us their burden sore,
        As we their trespasses forgive
        Who by offenses us do grieve.
        Thus let us dwell in charity
        And serve our brother willingly.

        7. Into temptation lead us not.
        When evil foes against us plot
        And vex our souls on every hand,
        Oh, give us strength that we may stand
        Firm in the faith, a well-armed host,
        Through comfort of the Holy Ghost!

        8. From evil, Lord, deliver us;
        The times and days are perilous.
        Redeem us from eternal death,
        And when we yield our dying breath,
        Console us, grant us calm release,
        And take our souls to Thee in peace.

        9. Amen, that is, So shall it be.
        Confirm our faith and hope in Thee
        That we may doubt not, but believe
        What here we ask we shall receive.
        Thus in Thy name and at Thy word
        We say: Amen. Oh, hear us, Lord! Amen.

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        Notes:
        458 from the Handbook to the Lutheran Hymnal
        Text: Matt. 6:9 ff.
        Author: Martin Luther
        Translated by: composite
        Titled: Vater unser im Himmelreich
        Tune: Vater unser
        1st Published in: "Geistliche Lieder"
        Town: Leipzig, 1539
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