720. Our Father, Throned in Heaven Above

1 Our Father, throned in heav'n above,
you bid us all to live in love
as members of one family
and pray to you in unity—
teach us no thoughtless words to say,
but from our inmost hearts to pray.

2 [Insert the petition(s) under consideration.]

3 Amen, that is, so shall it be.
Make strong our faith in you
that we may never doubt you but believe
that what we ask we shall receive.
Thus in your name and at your word
we say, "Amen, O hear us, Lord!"

4 [The First Petition]
Your name be hallowed. Help us, Lord,
in purity to keep your Word,
that to the glory of your name
we walk before you free from blame.
Let no false doctrine us pervert;
all poor, deluded souls convert.

5 [The Second Petition]
Your kingdom come, we humbly pray,
that Christ may rule in us today
and that your Holy Spirit bring
still more to worship Christ as king.
Break Satan's pow'r, defeat his rage;
preserve your Church from age to age.

6 [The Third Petition]
Your gracious will on earth be done
just as in heav'n around your throne,
that patiently we may obey
throughout our lives all that you say.
Curb sinful flesh and ev'ry ill
that sets itself against your will.

7 [The Fourth Petition]
Give us today our daily bread,
and let us all be clothed and fed;
from hardship, war, and earthly strife,
from sickness, famine, spare our life.
Let selfishness, and worry cease
that we may live in godly peace.

8 [The Fifth Petition]
Forgive our sins, Lord, we implore,
that they may trouble us no more;
we, too, will gladly those forgive
who hurt us by the way they live.
Help us in our community
to serve each other willingly.

9 [The Sixth Petition]
Into temptation lead us not.
When evil foes against us plot
and vex our souls on ev'ry hand,
O give us strength that we may stand
firm in the faith, a mighty host,
through comfort of the Holy Ghost.

10 [The Seventh Petition]
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 you in peace.

Text Information
First Line: Our Father, throned in heav'n above
Title: Our Father, Throned in Heaven Above
Author: Martin Luther, 1483-1546
Meter: 88 88 88
Language: English
Publication Date: 2021
Scripture:
Topic: Prayer
Source: Tr. composite
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: VATER UNSER
Composer (attributed to): Martin Luther, 1483-1546
Meter: 88 88 88
Key: g minor
Source: Setting: The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941, alt.
Copyright: Public Domain



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