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Martin Bleby
John 3:17; Psalm 139; Psalm 32
1. Lord, You give us life:
Not so we can handle it,
But so we cannot handle it
Without You.
When we get it wrong,
You have taken all our sin
And You are there to take us in
And see us through;
For You have come into the world,
Not to just condemn the world,
But so that through Your Son the world
Could be saved.
2. Where, then, shall I go?
You have known and searched me out
And You have hedged me round about
And You know me.
If I run and hide,
You are Lord of earth and sky,
And while I live, or when I die,
You will be there.
So search me out and know my heart,
Cleanse my soul in every part,
And lead me to a better start
Close to You.
3. ʻI will show the way:
Fix My eye on you in love
And give you counsel from above
And keep you true.
Be not like a mule:
Stuck there in your stubborn pride,
Or swimming hard against the tide
Of all I do.ʼ
Lord—Youʼre the place to hide me in!
Love and mercy keep me in,
And blessed are all who know their sin
Put away!
© 1996 Martin Bleby. Used by permission.
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Martin Luther, 1483–1546
tr. Catherine Winkworth, 1863
Revised, Lutheran Hymnal Compilers
1. Our Father, Thou in heaven above,
Who biddest us to dwell in love
As members of one family,
And cry for all we need to Thee:
Grant that no idle words we say,
But from our heart sincerely pray.
2. Thy name be hallowed: help us, Lord,
To keep in purity Thy Word
And lead, according to Thy name,
A holy life, untouched by blame;
Let no false teachings cause our hurt;
All poor deluded souls convert.
3. Thy kingdom come: Thine let it be
In time, and through eternity.
O let Thy Holy Spirit dwell
With us, to rule and guide us well;
Break Satanʼs power, and stay his rage;
Preserve Thy Church from age to age.
4. Thy will on earth be ever done
As ʼtis in heaven before Thy throne.
Patience in time of grief bestow,
Obedience in all weal and woe;
Curb flesh and blood and every ill
That sets itself against Thy will.
5. Give us this day our daily bread,
Let us be duly clothed and fed.
From war and strife be our defence,
From famine and from pestilence,
That we may live in godly peace,
Free from all care and avarice.
6. Forgive our trespasses, we pray;
Take all their burdening guilt away,
As we their trespasses forgive
Who us by their offences grieve.
Thus let us dwell in charity
And serve each other willingly.
7. Into temptation lead us not;
And when the evil foe doth plot
To vex our soul on every hand,
O give us strength, that we may stand
Firm in the faith, a well-armed host,
Through comfort of the Holy Ghost.
8. Deliver us from evil, Lord;
The days are dark, and foes abroad.
Redeem us from eternal death,
And when we yield our dying breath
Console us, grant us calm release,
And take our souls to Thee in peace.
9. Amen, that is, So shall it be.
Confirm our faith and hope in Thee,
That we may doubt not, but believe
What here we ask we shall receive.
Thus in Thy name and at Thy word
We say: Amen, O hear us, Lord.
Martin Luther, 1483–1546, tr. Catherine Winkworth, 1863,
Revised, Lutheran Hymnal Compilers
© 1973 Openbook Publishers, 205 Halifax Street,
Adelaide 5000, South Australia. Used by permission.
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