Scripture Verse

All the earth shall worship Thee. Psalm 66:4

Introduction

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Catherine Winkworth
(1827–1878)

Words: Jo­hann Franck, 1653 (Herr Gott dich lo­ben wir, Re­gier). Trans­lat­ed from Ger­man to Eng­lish by Ca­the­rine Wink­worth, 1863.

Music: Nun dan­ket, at­trib­ut­ed to Jo­hann Crü­ger, 1647. Har­mo­ny by Fe­lix Men­dels­sohn, 1840 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Johann Crüger
(1598–1662)

Lyrics

Lord God, we wor­ship Thee!
In loud and hap­py chor­us
We praise Thy love and pow­er,
Whose good­ness reign­eth o’er us.
To Heav’n our song shall soar,
Forever shall it be
Resounding o’er and o’er:
Lord God, we wor­ship Thee!

Lord God, we wor­ship Thee!
For Thou our land de­fend­est;
Thou pour­est down Thy grace,
And strife and war Thou end­est;
Since gold­en peace, O Lord,
Thou grant­est us to see,
Our land, with one ac­cord,
Lord God, gives thanks to Thee!

Lord God, we wor­ship Thee!
And pray Thee, who hast blest us,
That we may live in peace,
And none hence­forth mo­lest us:
O crown us with Thy love;
Fulfill our cry to Thee:
Our Fa­ther, grant our pray­er;
Lord God, we wor­ship Thee!