Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#151

151. When in our 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 tho't
Nor help nor counsel yet have brought,

2 Then is our comfort this alone,
That we may meet before Thy throne
And cry, O faithful God, to Thee
For rescue from our misery;

3 To Thee may raise our hearts and eyes,
Repenting sore with bitter sighs,
And seek Thy pardon for our sin,
And respite from our griefs within.

4 For Thou hast promised, graciously
To hear all those who cry to Thee
Through Him whose name alone is great,
Our Savior and our Advocate.

5 And thus we come, O God, to-day,
And all our woes before Thee lay,
For tried, afflicted, lo! we stand,
Peril and foes on very hand.

6 O hide not for our sins Thy face;
Absolve us through Thy boundless grace;
Be with us in our anguish still,
Free us at last from ev'ry ill.

7 That so with all our hearts may we
Once more with joy give thanks to Thee,
And walk obedient to Thy Word,
And now and ever praise the Lord.

Text Information

• First Line: When in our hour of utmost need
• Author: Dr. Paul Eber (1560)
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth (1858)
• Meter: L. M. No. 1
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: The Church Year: National Humiliation
• Notes: Alternate tunes: FEDERAL STREET, #152 and HAMBURG, #206; From the German text: Wenn wir in hoechsten Noeten sein

Tune Information

• Name: COMMANDMENTS (Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein)
• Composer: Claude Goudimel (1555)
• Meter: L. M. No. 1
• Key: G Major