Our Lord and God, Oh, Bless This Day

Our Lord and God

oh

bless this day

And hear us

we im­plore Thee;

None of Thy child­ren turn away

Who now ap­pear be­fore Thee.

We come be­fore Thy face

And pray: Let Thy rich grace

Descend from Heav’n ab­ove

In all Thy won­drous love

And keep us by Thy Spir­it.

Oh

bless Thy Word to all the young;

Let them

Thy truth pos­sess­ing

Bear wit­ness true with heart and tongue

Their faith and ours con­fess­ing.

From mo­ther’s arms Thy grace

With love did them em­brace;

Baptized in­to Thy name

As Thine Thou didst them claim.

O Lord

as Thine now own them!

When they their vows to­day re­new

Accept them with Thy fa­vor;

And when they pro­mise to be true

May they for­get it nev­er!

But they are weak and frail

When Sa­tan’s hosts as­sail;

Oh

arm them with Thy might

And grant that in the fight

They un­to death be faith­ful!

And when they leave their child­hood home

When Sa­tan comes al­lur­ing

May their bap­tis­mal grace be­come

A re­fuge re­as­sur­ing!

Blest he who then can say:

God’s co­ve­nant stands for aye.

He ne’er shall be un­done

Who trusts in God alone—

God is his migh­ty fa­ther!