O Lord, My God, I Cry to Thee - #600 - Selnecker - Winkworth Translation

"O Lord, My God, I Cry to Thee"
by Nikolaus Selnecker, 1532-1592
Translated by Catherine Winkworth, 1829-1878

1. O Lord, my God, I cry to Thee;
In my distress Thou helpest me.
My soul and body I commend
Into Thy hands; Thine angel send
To guide me home and cheer my heart
When Thou dost call me to depart.

2. O Jesus Christ, Thou Lamb of God,
Once slain to take away our load.
Now let Thy cross, Thine agony,
Avail to save and solace me,
Thy death to open heaven, and there
Bid me the joy of angels share.

3. O Holy Spirit, faithful Friend,
Grant me Thy comfort to the end.
When death and hell assail me sore.
Leave me, oh, leave me, nevermore,
But bear me safely through the strife,
As Thou hast promised. into life.

The Lutheran Hymnal
Hymn #600
Text: Ps. 116:9
Author: Nikolaus Selnecker, 1572
Translated by: Catherine Winkworth, 1858, alt.
Titled: "O Herre Gott, in meiner Not"
Tune: "Vater unser"
1st Published in: Geistliche Lieder
Town: Leipzig, 1539

 Nicholaus Selnecker was an editor of the Book of Concord, drawn to sound doctrine by Martin Chemnitz.

292 - Lord Jesus Christ, With Us Abide
321 - O Faithful God, Thanks Be to Thee
334 - Let Me Be Thine Forever
600 - O Lord, My God, I Cry to Thee