O Faithful God, Thanks Be To Thee - #321 - Selnecker

  Norma A. Boeckler

"O Faithful God, Thanks Be To Thee"
by Nikolaus Selnecker, 1532-1592

Tune - Wenn wir in hoechsten Noeten - linked here

1. O faithful God, thanks be to Thee
Who dost forgive iniquity.
Thou grantest help in sin's distress,
And soul and body dost Thou bless.

2. Thy servant now declares to me:
"Thy sins are all forgiven thee.
Depart in peace, but sin no more
And e'er My pardoning grace adore."

3. O Lord, we bless Thy gracious heart,
For Thou Thyself dost heal our smart
Through Christ, our Savior's precious blood,
Which for the sake of sinners flowed.

4. Give us Thy Spirit, peace afford
Now and forever, gracious Lord.
Preserve to us till life is spent
Thy holy Word and Sacrament.

Hymn #321
The Lutheran Hymnal
Text: Psalm 6:1
Author: Nikolaus Selnecker, 1572
Translated by: composite
Titled: "Wir danken dir, o treuer Gott"
Tune: "Wenn wir in hoechsten Noeten"
1st Published in: Genevan Psalter, 1547

 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