LAW AND GOSPEL 292 Lord Jesus Christ, With Us Abide Luke 24: 29 L. M. Ach bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ Nikolaus Selnecker et al., 1611 Tr., composite Ach bleib bei uns “Geistliche Lieder” Leipzig,1589 The For Grant For up dis a we pray; hold, tress bide, guile we us, round and are dear us Je these 4 Oh, 3 Lord 2 In 1 us last sus Lord keep Je sus, with Thy Thy of sore Word, Church us Christ, in help, days life heav’n nev Word is er of ly true mer well keep, Word, Thy cy till that cease! grace spent, light, falls Lord, slug rage the tan less, fast ven Sa thought stead e of gish, may pros pure let Oh, Oh, That Nor Thy per we Thy tide; ness cold. stay! Word ev truth pa ly be its cord, er and in tience, veiled Sac ev cour us ho spread con For Thy And Give men. A night. ment. place! peace. in ra ’ry age, 5 O God, how sin’s dread works abound! Throughout the earth no rest is found, And falsehood’s spirit wide has spread, And error boldly rears its head. 6 The haughty spirits, Lord, restrain Who o’er Thy Church with might would reign And always set forth something new, Devised to change Thy doctrine true. 7 And since the cause and glory, Lord, Are Thine, not ours, to us afford Thy help and strength and constancy. With all our heart we trust in Thee. 8 A trusty weapon is Thy Word, Thy Church’s buckler, shield and sword. Oh, let us in its pow’r confide That we may seek no other guide! 9 Oh, grant that in Thy holy Word We here may live and die, dear Lord; And when our journey endeth here, Receive us into glory there.