"Lord Jesus, We Give Thanks to Thee" by Christoph Fischer Translated by August Crull, 1845-1923 Text From: THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1941) 1. Lord Jesus, we give thanks to Thee That Thou hast died to set us free; Made righteous through Thy precious blood, We now are reconciled to God. 2. By virtue of Thy wounds we pray, True God and Man, be Thou our Stay, Our Comfort when we yield our breath, Our Rescue from eternal death. 3. Defend us, Lord, from sin and shame; Help us by Thine almighty name To bear our crosses patiently, Consoled by Thy great agony, 4. And thus the full assurance gain That Thou to us wilt true remain And not forsake us in our strife Until we enter into life. _____________________________________________ Notes: Hymn #173 from _The Lutheran Hymnal_ Text: Heb. 13: 15 Author: Christoph Fischer, 1597 Translated by: August Crull, 1923 Titled: "Wir danken dir, Herr Jesu Christ" Tune: "Wir danken dir" 1st Published in: _Bergkreyen_ Town: Wittenberg, 1562 ______________________________________________________________ This text was converted to ascii format for Project Wittenberg by Cindy A. Beesley and is in the public domain. You may freely distribute, copy or print this text. Please direct any comments or suggestions to: Rev. Robert E. Smith of the Walther Library at Concordia Theological Seminary. E-mail: CFWLibrary@CRF.CUIS.EDU Surface Mail: 6600 N. Clinton St., Ft. Wayne, IN 46825 USA Phone: (219) 481-2123 Fax: (219) 481-2126 ______________________________________________________________