Text: | The Glory of These Forty Days |
Author (attributed to): | St. Gregory the Great, ca. 540-604 |
Translator: | Maurice F. Bell, 1862-1947 |
Tune: | ERHALT UNS, HERR |
Adapter: | Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1740 |
Arranger: | Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750 |
1 The glory of these forty days
We celebrate with songs of praise;
For Christ, by whom all things were made,
Himself has fasted and has prayed.
2 Alone and fasting Moses saw
The loving God who gave the law;
And to Elijah, fasting, came
The steeds and chariots of flame.
3 So Daniel trained his mystic sight,
Delivered from the lions' might;
And John, the Bridegroom’s friend, became
The herald of Messiah's name.
4 Then grant that we like them be true,
Consumed in fast and pray'r with you;
Our spirits strengthen with your grace,
And give us joy to see your face.
5 O Father, Son, and Spirit blest,
To you be ev'ry pray'r addressed;
Who are in threefold Name adored,
From age to age, the only Lord.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | The glory of these forty days |
Title: | The Glory of These Forty Days |
Author (attributed to): | St. Gregory the Great, ca. 540-604 |
Translator: | Maurice F. Bell, 1862-1947 (alt.) |
Meter: | LM |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2015 |
Scripture: | ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; |
Topic: | The Liturgical Year: Ash Wednesday; The Liturgical Year: Lent (Sundays and Weekdays) |
Source: | Tr.: English Hymnal, 1906 |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ERHALT UNS, HERR |
Adapter: | Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1740 |
Arranger: | Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750 |
Meter: | LM |
Key: | E Major |
Source: | J. Klug's Geistliche Lieder, Wittenberg, 1535 |