Lutheran Hymnody
The Hymns
THE FAMILY
625
Oh, Blest the House, Whate’er Befall
Luke 2: 41–52
L. M.
Wohl einem Haus, da Jesus Christ
Christoph C. L. von Pfeil, 1782, cento
Tr., st. 1, 2, 4, 5, Catherine Winkworth, 1863
Tr., st. 3, unknown
Wo Gott zum Haus
“Geistliche Lieder”
Wittenberg, 1535
In
Un
And
Where
fall,
pers
give
ye
be
well,
heed
find
peace
to
all
Je
and
their
with
sus
such
blest
blest
blest
a
the
that
the
4
Blest
3
Oh,
2
Oh,
1
Oh,
it
ents
where
what
pros
who
faith
e’er
house,
house,
par
house
there,
is
or
Him
ing
shown
cost!
still
and
not
of
lot
care
serve
dwell
dren’s
dren’s
Christ
in
chil
joy
is
have
ents
most
their
in
par
dwell,
need
mind
all!
fore
set
all
the
He
their
in
wea
trust
if
chil
not
God
were
their
ry
And
And
To
Yea,
God
poor
all
them
ho
void
heav’n
bless
and
His
and
can
ly
How
And
May
How
rich
and
in
to
dark
do
none
men.
A
ly
be
His
it
were!
will!
lost!
own.
5
Then here will I and mine today
A solemn covenant make and say:
Though all the world forsake Thy Word,
I and my house will serve the Lord!
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