ST. MICHAEL’S AND ALL ANGELS 254 Lord God, We All to Thee Give Praise Heb. 1: 14 L. M. Dicimus grates tibi, summe rerum Phillipp Melanchthon, 1543, cento Tr., Paul Eber, 1554 English tr., Emanuel Cronenwett, 1880, alt. Old Hundredth “Genevan Psalter,” 1551 Their And Thanks giv His their as ly give foe; whole we; grace praise, en ings vy de stant con shine God, nev 4 The 3 They 2 They 1 Lord an on nor and to is sleep heav’n Thee cient er with we drag rest light all aim and know didst it cre is Je voice, hosts sus, his they Thou his and meet ly light and to to be is we know. be raise, they to Thy wrath but hold Thee face; al Thee, heed an ways Lord Thy gel They That With It tle Thy ly tian rious dom Thy ple glo wis flock, peo ate well, keep pride round god lit Chris A In Thy Thy men. A to ex and di throne they lambs to wait. cel. sheep. vide. 5 As he of old deceived the world And into sin and death was hurled, So now he subtly lies in wait To ruin school and Church and state. 6 A roaring lion round he goes, No halt nor rest he ever knows; He seeks the Christians to devour And slay them by his dreadful power. 7 But watchful is the angel band That follows Christ on every hand To guard His people where they go And break the counsel of the Foe. 8 For this, now and in days to be, Our praise shall rise, O Lord, to Thee, Whom all the angel hosts adore With grateful songs forevermore.