Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#242

242. Savior, when in dust to Thee

1 Savior, when in dust to Thee
Low we bow th' adoring knee;
When, repentant, to the skies
Scarce we lift our streaming eyes;
O, by all Thy pains and woe,
Suffered once for man below,
Bending from Thy throne on high,
Hear our solemn litany.

2 By Thy birth and early years,
By Thy human griefs and tears,
By Thy fasting and distress
In the lonely wilderness,
By Thy vict'ry in the hour
Of the subtle tempter's power;
Jesus, look with pitying eye;
Hear our solemn litany.

3 By Thine hour of dark despair,
By Thine agony of prayer,
By the purple robe of scorn,
By Thy wounds--Thy crown of thorn,
By Thy cross--Thy pangs and cries,
By Thy perfect sacrifice,
Jesus, look with pitying eye;
Hear our solemn litany.

4 By Thy deep expiring groan,
By the sealed sepulchral stone,
By Thy triumph o'er the grave,
By Thy power from death to save;
Mighty God, ascended Lord,
To Thy throne in heaven restored--
Prince and Savior, hear our cry,
Hear our solemn litany.

Text Information

• First Line: Savior, when in dust to Thee
• Author: Sir Robert Grant (1815)
• Meter: 7s. Eight lines. No. 10
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: The Catechism: Repentance
• Notes: Alternate Tune: VIOLA, #271

Tune Information

• Name: LITANY
• Meter: 7s. Eight lines. No. 10
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: I. A. Hagar, Cantica Sacra