Christian Worship (1993) ‎#413

413. When in the Hour of Utmost Need

1 When in the hour of utmost need
We know not where to look for aid,
When days and nights of anxious thought
Nor help nor counsel yet have brought,

2 Then is our comfort this alone
That we may meet before your throne;
To you, O faithful God, we cry
For rescue in our misery.

3 For you have promised, Lord, to heed
Your children's cries in time of need
Through him whose name alone is great,
Our Savior and our advocate.

4 And so we come, O God, today
And all our woes before you lay.
Be with us in our anguish still;
Free us at last from ev'ry ill,

5 So that with all our heart we may
To you our glad thanksgiving pay,
Then walk obedient to your Word
And now and ever praise you, Lord.

Text Information

• First Line: When in the hour of utmost need
• Title: When in the Hour of Utmost Need
• Author: Paul Eber, 1511-69 (abr., adapt.)
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth, 1827-78 (alt.)
• Meter: LM (Long Meter — 88 88)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1993
• Topic: Prayer

Tune Information

• Name: WENN WIR IN HÖCHSTEN NÖTEN SEIN
• Composer: Louis Bourgeois, c. 1510-c. 1561
• Meter: LM (Long Meter — 88 88)
• Key: F Major
• Copyright: Setting: © 1982 Concordia Publishing House
• Notes: Alternate setting: 378