Scripture Verse

Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord. Psalm 118:26

Introduction

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Adolf Hult (1869–1943)

Words: Ba­si­li­us Förtsch, 1612. Trans­lat­ed to Eng­lish by Adolf Hult (1869–1943).

Music: Höch­sten Nö­then Ge­ne­van French Psal­ter, 1542 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know this hymn’s orig­in­al ti­tle, or where to get a good pic­ture of Förtsch (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Jesus, Thy name hath pow­er to bless
Our trou­bled souls in all dis­tress.
On us, dear Lord, be­stow Thy grace,
And guide us safe­ly all our days.

The on­ly Son of God Thou art,
Forgive our sins and cleanse our heart;
Behold and help us in our need,
Thou who art God and man in­deed.

In Thee is all our right­eous­ness,
In Thee all peace and bless­ed­ness.
Who trusteth in Thy ho­ly name
Shall be re­deemed from sin and shame.

We praise Thee for Thy liv­ing Word,
And for Thy sac­ra­ments, O Lord.
Grant us Thy peace in all our strife,
And af­ter death eter­nal life.