187. Lord Jesus Christ, With Us Abide

1 Lord Jesus Christ, with us abide,
For round us falls the eventide;
Let not Thy Word, that shining light,
Be veiled to us in error's night.

2 In these last days when ills abound,
O keep us in Thy doctrine sound,
That we Thy Word and Sacrament
May pure retain till life is spent.

3 Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Church uphold,
For we are languid, slothful, cold;
O prosper well Thy Word of grace
And spread its truth in ev'ry place.

4 O keep us in Thy Word, we pray;
Turn Satan's guile and rage away;
Thy Church with grace and peace endue,
Make us united, patient, true.

5 Those haughty spirits, Lord, restrain,
Who o'er Thy Church presume to reign
And ever aim to say things new,
Devised to change Thy doctrine true.

6 Lord, keep us steadfast to the end,
That on Thy Word we may depend
Till we depart for yonder shore
And dwell with Thee for evermore.

Text Information
First Line: Lord Jesus Christ, with us abide
Title: Lord Jesus Christ, With Us Abide
Translator: H. Brueckner
Author: N. Selnecker (1611 )
Meter: L. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1930
Topic: The Means of Grace: The Redeemer
Source: Sts. 3-6 anon.
Tune Information
Name: WITTENBERG
Composer: J. Klug (1543)
Meter: L. M.
Key: e minor
Source: German chorale: Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort



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