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A tower of strength our God is still!

Hymnal: ELH91895 #a144 (1895) Lyrics: 1 A tower of strength our God is still! A mighty Shield and Weapon; He is our help from all the ill That hath us now o'ertaken. The old bitter foe Now means deadly woe: Deep guile and great might Are his dread arms in fight, On earth is not his equal. 2 With might of ours here naught is done, Our loss were soon effected: But for us fights the Valiant One, Who God Himself elected. Ask you: "Who is He?" Christ Jesus: here see Great Sabaoth's Lord! There is no other God: His is the field forever. 3 Though devils all the world should fill, All watching to devour us, We tremble not, we fear no ill, They cannot overpower us. This world's prince may still Scowl fierce as he will, He can harm us none, For he is judged—undone; One little Word o'erthrows him. 4 The Word of God they shall let stand And not a thank have for it, Here Christ Himself leads the command With His great gifts and Spirit; And take they our life, Goods, fame, child and wife, When their worst is done, They yet have nothing won; The kingdom ours remaineth. Topics: The Church Year Reformation Languages: English

Had God not come, may Israel say

Hymnal: ELH91895 #a145 (1895) Lyrics: 1 Had God not come, may Israel say, Had God not come to aid us, Our enemies on that sad day Would surely have dismayed us; A remnant now, and handful small, Held in contempt and scorn by all, Who cruelly oppress us. 2 Their furious wrath, did God permit, Would quickly have consumed us, And in the deep and yawning pit With life and limb entombed us; Like men o'er whom dark waters roll, The streams had gone e'en o'er our soul, And mightily o'erwhelmed us. 3 Thanks be to God, who from the pit Snatched us, when it was gaping: Our souls, like birds that break the net, To the blue sky escaping; The snare is broken—we are free! The Lord our Helper praised be, The God of earth and heaven. Topics: The Church Year Reformation Languages: English

The mouth of fools doth God confess

Hymnal: ELH91895 #a146 (1895) Lyrics: 1 The mouth of fools doth God confess, But while their lips draw nigh Him Their heart is full of wickedness, And all their deeds deny Him. Corrupt are they, and every one Abominable deeds hath done; There is not one well-doer. 2 The Lord looked from His high tower On all mankind below Him To see if any owned His power, Who truly sought to know Him; Who all their understanding bent To search His holy Word, intent To do His will in earnest. 3 But none there was who walked with God, For all aside had slidden, Delusive paths of folly trod, And followed lusts forbidden; Not one there was who practiced good, Though many deemed, in haughty mood, Their deeds to God were pleasing. 4 How long, by folly blindly led, Will ye oppress the needy And eat my people up like bread? So fierce are ye and greedy! In God they put no trust at all, Nor will on Him in trouble call, But be their own providers. 5 Therefore their heart is never still, A falling leaf dismays them, God is with him who doth His will, Who trusts Him and obeys Him; But ye the poor man's hope despise, And mock him when he humbly cries That God is his sure comfort. 6 Who shall to Israel’s outcast race From Zion bring salvation? God will Himself at length show grace, And loose the captive nation; That will He do by Christ, their King; Let Jacob then be glad and sing And Israel be joyful. Topics: The Church Year Reformation Languages: English

O God! look down from heaven and see

Hymnal: ELH91895 #a147 (1895) Lyrics: 1 O God! look down from heaven and see A sight that well may move Thee! Thy saints, how few! How wretchedly Forsaken we who love Thee! Thy Word no more shall have its right: And faith itself is vanished quite From all this generation. 2 Fictions the teach with cunning art, And lies of man's invention; Not 'stablished in God's Word, their heart Is full of strange dissension; One chooses this, another that, And while divisions they create, They can't of love union. 3 May God root out all heresy And of false teachers rid us, Who proudly say: "And who is he That shall our speech forbid us? We have the might and right alone, And what we say must stand; we own None as our lord and master." 4 Wherefore, saith God, I will arise! My poor they are oppressing; I hear their crying and their sighs, Their wrongs shall have redressing; My Word, endued with saving might, Shall suddenly the wicked smite, And be my poor ones' comfort. 5 As silver seven times furnace-tried, Is found for it the purer, So ditch the Word, whate're betide, But prove itself the surer; The cross reveals its worth aright, 'Tis then we see its strength and light Shine far in earth's dar places. 6 O God, keep Thou it pure and free From this vile generation, And let us too be kept by Thee From their abomination; The wicked walk about in ease, When loose, ungodly men like these Are in the land exalted. Topics: The Church Year Reformation Languages: English

Lord, by Thy Word deliv'rance work

Hymnal: ELH91895 #a148 (1895) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1 Lord, by Thy Word deliv'rance work And stay the hand of Pope and Turk, Who fain from Christ would wrest the crown, And from His kingdom hurl Him down. 2 Lord Jesus Christ, Thy power make known, For Thou art Lord of lords alone; Defend Thy Christendom, that we May evermore sing praise to Thee. 3 Thou Comforter of priceless worth, Give us one mind and heart on earth; Be with us in our last dread strife, And lead us out of death to life. 4 Destroy their counsels, Lord our God, And humble them with iron rod; And let them fall into the snare Which for Thy Christians they prepare. 5 So that at last they may perceive That, Lord our God, Thou still dost live, And dost deliver mightily All those who put their trust in Thee. Topics: The Church Year Reformation Languages: English

Zion stands with hills surrounded

Hymnal: ELH91895 #a149 (1895) Lyrics: 1 Zion stands by hills surrounded, Zion kept by power divine; All her foes shall be confounded, Though the world in arms combine; Happy Zion, What a favored lot is thine! 2 In the furnace God may prove thee, Thence to bring thee forth more bright, But can never cease to love thee; Thou art precious in His sight: God is with thee, God, thine everlasting Light. Topics: The Church Year Reformation Languages: English

The new church-year again is come

Hymnal: ELH91895 #a15 (1895) Lyrics: 1 The new church-year again is come, This wakes the joy of Christendom; Thy King, O Zion, comes to thee, Rejoice, rejoice eternally! Hallelujah! 2 Now in our midst anew are heard The lessons of God's gracious Word. That lead the way to life and heaven; Lord, praise to Thee for this be given! Hallelujah! 3 What Thy truth teaches o'er and o'er, By which our faith is strengthened more, Let that abide in us, that we May render endless praise to Thee. Hallelujah! Topics: The Church Year Advent Languages: English

When Rome had shrouded earth in night

Hymnal: ELH91895 #a150 (1895) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1 When Rome had shrouded earth in night, God said again, Let there be light! And Luther with the Gospel came To spread the truth in Jesus' name. 2 When Rome the saints of God oppressed, And burdened souls could find no rest, Through Luther God deliv'rance sent By His pure Word and Sacrament. 3 Though hosts against us stand arrayed, Christ bids us still, Be not afraid; Though all its powers the truth assail, The gates of hell shall not prevail. 4 To-day with joyful hearts we sing The guardian care of Christ our King, Who through His chosen instrument To us hath this salvation sent. 5 O Lord, whose mercies still endure, Preserve to us Thy Gospel pure; Let it alone within us reign, That Thine the glory may remain. Topics: The Church Year Reformation Languages: English

When in our hour of utmost need

Hymnal: ELH91895 #a151 (1895) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1 When in the hour of utmost need We know not where to look for aid, When days and nights of anxious thought No 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 every 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. Topics: The Church Year; National Humiliation and Thanksgiving Humiliation Languages: English

While o'er our guilty land, O Lord

Hymnal: ELH91895 #a152 (1895) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1 While o’er our guilty land, O Lord, We view the terrors of Thy sword, O whither shall the helpless fly? To whom but Thee direct their cry? 2 The helpless sinner's cries and tears Are grown familiar to Thine ears; Oft has Thy mercy sent relief, When all was fear and hopeless grief. 3 See, we repent, we weep, we mourn— To our forsaken God we turn! O spare our guilty country— spare The church which Thou hast planted there. 4 We plead Thy grace, indulgent God; We plead Thy Son’s atoning blood, We plead Thy gracious promises; And are they unavailing pleas? 5 These pleas, presented at Thy throne, Have brought ten thousand blessings down On guilty lands in helpless woe; Let them prevail and help us, too. Topics: The Church Year; National Humiliation and Thanksgiving Humiliation Languages: English