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Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain
Author: Ludwig Helmbold, 1532-98; Matthias Loy, 1828-1915 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 7 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 119:9-12 Lyrics: 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 Your holy Law to learn,
To mourn our sin and from it turn
In faith to You and to Your Son
And Holy Spirit, Three in One.
3 Hear us, dear Father, when we pray
For needed help from day to day
That as Your children we may live,
Whom You baptized and so received.
4 Lord, when we fall or go astray,
Absolve and lift us up, we pray;
And through the Sacrament increase
Our faith till we depart in peace.
Topics: Christian Home and Education; Christian Education Used With Tune: HERR JESU CHRIST, MEINS
Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain
Be gracious to thy servant, Lord
Appears in 6 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 119
Be gracious to thy servant, Lord
The wonders which thy laws contain
Appears in 6 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 119
The wonders which thy laws contain
Thou art, the righteous Judge, in whom
Appears in 6 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 119
Thou art, the righteous Judge, in whom
O God, whose former Mercies make
Appears in 5 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 119 Lyrics: 1 O God, whose former Mercies make
my constant Praise thy Due,
Hold not thy Peace, but my sad State
with wonted Favour view.
2 For sinful Men, with lying Lips,
deceitful Speeches frame,
And with their study'd Slanders seek
to wound my spotless Fame.
3 Their restless hatred prompts them still
malicious Lies to spread;
And all against my Life combine,
by causeless Fury led.
4 Those whom with tend'rest Love I us'd,
my chief Opposers are;
Whilst I, of other Friends bereft,
resort to thee by Pray'r.
5 Since Mischief, for the Good I did,
their strange Reward does prove;
And Hatred's the Return they make
for undissembled Love:
6 Their guilty Leader shall be made
to some ill Man a Slave;
And when he's try'd, his mortal Foe
for his Accuser have.
7 His Guilt, when Sentence is pronounc'd,
shall meet a dreadful Fate,
Whilst his rejected Pray'r but serves
his Crimes to aggravate.
8 He snatch'd by some untimely Fate,
shan't live out half his Days:
Another, by Divine Decree,
shall on his office seize.
9,10 His Seed shall Orphans be, his Wife
a Widow plung'd in Grief;
His vagrant Children beg their Bread,
where none can give Relief.
11 His ill got Riches shall be made
to Usurers a Prey;
The Fruit of all his Toil shall be
by Strangers born away.
12 None shall be found that to his Wants
their Mercy will extend,
Or to his helpless Orphan Seed
the least Assistance lend.
13 A swift Destruction soon shall seize
on his unhappy Race;
And the next Age his hated Name
shall utterly deface.
14 The Vengeance of his Father's Sins,
upon his Head shall fall;
God on his Mother's Crimes shall think,
and punish him for all.
15 All these in horrid Order rank'd,
before the Lord shall stand,
'Till his fierce Anger quite cuts off
their Mem'ry from the Land.
Part II
16 Because he never Mercy shew'd,
but still the Poor oppress'd;
And sought to slay the helpless Man,
with heavy Woes distress'd.
17 Therefore the Curse he lov'd to vent,
shall his own Portion prove;
And Blessing, which he still abhorr'd,
shall far from him remove.
18 Since he in cursing took such pride,
like Water it shall spread
Thro' all his Veins, and stick like Oil
with which his Bones are fed.
19 This, like a poison'd Robe, shall still
his constant Cov'ring be;
Or an envonom'd Belt, from which
he never shall be free.
20 Thus shall the Lord reward all those
that Ill to me design;
That with malicious false Reports
against my Life combine.
21 But for thy glorious Name, o God,
do thou deliver me;
And for thy gracious Mercy's Sake,
preserve and set me free:
23 For I, to utmost Straits reduc'd,
am void of all Relief;
My Heart is wounded with Distress,
and quite pierc'd thro' with Grief.
23 I, like an Ev'ning Shade, decline,
which vanishes apace:
Like Locusts up and down I'm toss'd,
and have no certain Place.
24,25 My Knees with Fasting are grown weak,
my body lank and lean;
All that behold me shake their heads,
and treat me with Disdain.
26,27 But for thy Mercies sake, O Lord,
do thou my Foes withstand;
That all may see 'tis thy own Act,
the Work of thy right hand.
28 Then let them curse, so thou but bless;
let Shame the Portion be
Of all that my Destruction seek,
while I rejoice in thee.
29 My Foes shall with disgrace be cloath'd,
and spite of all his Pride,
His own Confusion, like a Cloak,
the guilty Wretch shall hide.
30 But I to God, in grateful Thanks,
my chearful Voice will raise;
And where the great Assembly meets,
set forth his noble Praise.
31 For him the Poor shall always find
their sure and constant Friend;
And he shall from unrighteous Dooms
their guiltless souls defend.
O God, whose former Mercies make
Our Pilgrimage Guide
Appears in 5 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 119:13-18 First Line: With me, Thy servant, in Thy grace Topics: Aspirations For Grace; Bible Precious; Christians Conflicts of; Christians Pilgrims and Strangers; Comfort in Trials; Gospel Fullness of; Pride Used With Tune: [With me, Thy servant, in Thy grace]
Our Pilgrimage Guide
With me thy servant thou hast dealt
Appears in 5 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 119
With me thy servant thou hast dealt
To my request and earnest cry
Appears in 5 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 119
To my request and earnest cry
God of Our Fathers, We Come unto Thee
Author: Charles W. Penrose, 1832–1925 Meter: Irregular Appears in 5 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 119:10 Refrain First Line: Never! Never! Lyrics: 1. God of our fathers, we come unto thee,
Children of those whom thy truth has made free.
Grant us the joy of thy presence today;
Never from thee let us stray!
[Chorus:]
Never! Never!
Never from thee let us stray!
Ever! Ever!
Ever to thee will we pray!
2. Grateful for all that thy bounty imparts,
Praises we offer with voices and hearts.
Life of our being, and sun of our day,
Never from thee let us stray! [Chorus]
3. Blest with the gifts of the gospel of peace,
Dwelling in Zion, whose light shall increase,
Led by the priesthood along the bright way,
Never from thee will we stray! [Chorus]
4. Strengthened by thee for the conflict with sin,
Onward we’ll press till life’s battle we’ll win;
Then in thy glory forever we’ll stay;
Never from thee will we stray! [Chorus] Topics: Children; Commitment; Enduring to the End; Faithfulness; Gratitude; Praise and Thanksgiving; Priesthood; Supplication Used With Tune: WOOBURN GREEN
God of Our Fathers, We Come unto Thee
Searcher and Savior of My Soul
Author: John Henry Livingston Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 4 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 119:9-16 Lyrics: 1 Searcher and Savior of my soul,
my Sun, my Shield, my sovereign Judge,
all things are naked to thy view,
my heart, my thoughts, my words, my ways.
2 Oft to thy Word my Soul repairs;
thence I my highest comforts draw;
though foes may fight and devils rage,
if God be for me, all is well.
3 Sustain me then with promised grace,
revive my heart, increase my faith:
seal to my soul thy pardoning love,
let strength be equal to my day.
4 Supremely wise and good and great;
O! search my heart and try my ways.
Thy work I love, thy judgments fear,
and tremble while I pray and praise.
Topics: Biblical Characters Adam; Biblical Characters Cain; Who Pardons All Your Iniquities Used With Tune: FEDERAL STREET
Searcher and Savior of My Soul
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