Telling the good news about Jesus!
Faith Lutheran Church
Hopkinsville, Kentucky
O Lord, we praise Thee,
Bless Thee, and adore Thee,
In thanksgiving bow before Thee.
Thou with Thy body and Thy blood didst nourish
Our weak souls that they may flourish:
O Lord, have mercy!
May Thy body, Lord, born of Mary,
That our sins and sorrows did carry,
And Thy blood for us plead
In all trial, fear, and need:
O Lord, have mercy!
Thy holy body into death was given,
Life to win for us in heaven.
No greater love than this to Thee could bind us;
May this feast thereof remind us!
O Lord, have mercy!
Lord, Thy kindness did so constrain Thee
That Thy blood should bless and sustain me.
All our debt Thou hast paid;
Peace with God once more is made:
O Lord, have mercy.
May God bestow on us His grace and favor
To please Him with our behavior
And live as brethren here in love and union
Nor repent this blest Communion!
O Lord, have mercy!
Let not Thy good Spirit forsake us;
Grant that heavenly-minded He make us;
Give Thy Church, Lord, to see
Days of peace and unity:
O Lord, have mercy!
Author of stanza 1: unknown, c. 1400;
Author of stanzas 2 & 3: Martin Luther;
Translation: composite;
Tune: "Gott sei gelobet"; German melody, c. 1400; Midi file from The Cyber Hymnal.
Hymn #313 from THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL (Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, 1941.)
This text was converted to ascii format for Project Wittenberg by Cindy A. Beesley and is in the public domain.
Psalm 118: 24-29 NIV
This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
O Lord, save us; O Lord grant us success.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. From the house of the Lord we bless you.
The Lord is God, and he has made his light shine upon us. With boughs in hand, join in the festal procession up to the horns of the altar.
You are my God, and I will give you thanks; you are my God and I will exalt you.
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.
Mark 14:22-25 NIV
And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave it to them, and said, "Take, eat, this is my body."
And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them; and they all drank of it.
And he said unto them, "This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.
Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God."
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