Scripture Verse

Samuel took a stone and…named it Ebenezer, saying Thus far has the Lord helped us. 1 Samuel 7:12

Introduction

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Ämilie Juliane (1637–1706)

Words: Ämil­ie Ju­li­ane, Count­ess of Schwarz­burg-Ru­dol­stadt, 1699 (Bis hie­her hat mich Gott ge­bracht). Trans­lat­ed from Ger­man to Eng­lish by Au­gust Crull, 1882.

Music: Al­lein Gott Deutsch ev­an­gel­isch Mess­ze, 1539 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a bet­ter pic­ture of Äm­il­ie Ju­li­ane,

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August Crull (1845–1923)

Lyrics

The Lord hath helped me hi­ther­to
By His sur­pass­ing fa­vor;
His mer­cies ev­ery morn were new,
His kind­ness did not wa­ver.
God hi­ther­to hath been my guide,
Hath plea­sures hi­ther­to sup­plied,
And hi­ther­to hath helped me.

I praise and thank Thee, Lord, my God,
For Thine abun­dant bless­ing
Which here­to­fore Thou hast be­stowed
And I am still pos­sess­ing.
Inscribe this on my me­mo­ry:
The Lord hath done great things for me
And gra­cious­ly hath helped me.

Help me hence­forth, O God of grace,
Help me on each oc­ca­sion,
Help me in each and ev­ery place,
Help me through Je­sus’ pass­ion;
Help me in life and death, O God,
Help me through Je­sus’ dy­ing blood;
Help me as Thou hast helped me!