Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#308a

308a. How oft the day of God returns

1 How oft the day of God returns
To shed its quick'ning beams;
And yet how slow devotion burns,
How languid are its flames.

2 Accept our faint attempts to love;
Our sins, O Lord, forgive;
We would be like Thy saints above,
And praise Thee while we live.

3 Increase, O Lord, our faith and hope,
And fit us to ascend
Where the assembly ne'er breaks up,
Thy worship ne'er shall end;

4 When we shall with the ransomed throng,
The Savior's praise proclaim,
And give in an eternal song
All glory to His Name.

Text Information

• First Line: How oft the day of God returns
• Author: Simon Brown (1720, abr. and alt.)
• Meter: C. M. No. 2
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: The Catechism: Sunday Evening

Tune Information

• Name: BARBY
• Meter: C. M. No. 2
• Key: G Major
• Source: Welsh Melody