PRAYER 458 Our Father, Thou in Heaven Above Matt. 6: 9 ff. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. Vater unser im Himmelreich Martin Luther Tr., composite Vater unser “Geistliche Lieder” Leipzig, 1539 bid pu ’tis time in and ri dest As In In Who to to heav’n in ty us be e gra king name Fa will hal Thou cious dom be ther, 1 Our Thy come. 4 Thy 3 Thy 2 be it us, a earth let Help heav’n done be Lord, bove, lowed. on in Thine woe nigh name ly, And Our We To weal e’er of fam and be thy i dwell keep ter fore Thy in As throne; ty. Word, love, O Let That Thy ni in Spir glo of our it ry one be Thy to breth dience good the ren blood pow’r, doc thought and tan’s Let Curb Break no false flesh Sa no us to per his ’ry and de trine less word us feat ev in grac fore ev tience with be in Teach all es Thee ’ry walk pa hearts cry stow. ply. blame. Thee, be from grief to free need sup to will. age. vert. pray. A gainst age souls heart Thy to con to men. That Pre All But sets poor, from say, ill rage; vert; serve self Church lud in a from ed most it Thy de our 5 Give us this day our daily bread And let us all be clothed and fed. From war and strife be our Defense, From famine and from pestilence, That we may live in godly peace, Free from all care and avarice. 6 Forgive our sins, Lord, we implore, Remove from us their burden sore, As we their trespasses forgive Who by offenses us do grieve. Thus let us dwell in charity And serve our brother willingly. 7 Into temptation lead us not. When evil foes against us plot And vex our souls on ev’ry hand, Oh, give us strength that we may stand Firm in the faith, a well-armed host, Through comfort of the Holy Ghost! 8 From evil, Lord, deliver us; The times and days are perilous. Redeem us from eternal death, And when we yield our dying breath, Console us, grant us calm release, And take our souls to Thee in peace. 9 Amen, that is, So shall it be. Confirm our faith and hope in Thee That we may doubt not, but believe What here we ask we shall receive. Thus in Thy name and at Thy word We say: Amen. Oh, hear us, Lord! Amen.