Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#229

229. O that the Lord's salvation

1 O that the Lord's salvation
Were out of Zion come,
To heal His ancient nation,
To lead His outcasts home!

2 How long the holy city
Shall heathen feet profane?
Return, O Lord, in pity;
Rebuild her walls again.

3 Let fall Thy rod of terror,
Thy saving grace impart;
Roll back the veil of error,
Release the fettered heart.

4 Let Israel, home returning,
Her lost Messiah see;
Give oil of joy for mourning,
And bind Thy Church to Thee.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O that the Lord's salvation
• Author: Henry Francis Lyte (1834)
• Meter: 7 6, 7 6
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: The Church: Foreign Missions

Tune Information

• Name: ST. ALPHEGE
• Composer: Henry J. Gauntlett (1852)
• Meter: 7 6, 7 6
• Key: G Major