httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pcqCvDUackg<\/p>\n
From Martin Luther: Hymns, Ballads, Chants, Truth page 26-27:
\nA paraphrase of Psalm 12, this hymn was written in 1523, the same time as many of Luther’s other psalm-hymns. It was published in the first Lutheran hymnal, Achtliederbuch, of 1524. Luther’s version of the psalm reflects much of his own experience in the early days of the Reformation. Though several different tunes were used for this text with various levels of success, the present tune dates from 1524 and is possibly by Luther himself.<\/p>\n
Prelude: Ach Gott vom Himmel
\nGeorge Friedrich Kauffmann, 1679-1735
\nPublisher: B\u00c3\u00a4renreiter-Verlag, Kassel<\/p>\n
LYRICS – O LORD, LOOK DOWN FROM HEAVEN, BEHOLD<\/strong> 1. O Lord, look down from heav’n, behold 2. With fraud which they themselves invent 3. May God root out all heresy 4. Therefore saith God, “I must arise, 5. As silver tried by fire is pure from all adulteration, 6. Defend Thy truth, O God, httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pcqCvDUackg From Martin Luther: Hymns, Ballads, Chants, Truth page 26-27: A paraphrase of Psalm 12, this hymn was written in 1523, the same time as many of Luther’s other psalm-hymns. It was published in the first Lutheran hymnal, Achtliederbuch, of 1524. Luther’s version of the psalm reflects much of his own experience in the early […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[1461,1417,1452,1463,1460,1451,1457,1153,1375,1418,1453,1450,986,1448,1437,1462,1454,997,1459,1207],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3C0LX-WI","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3640"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3640"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3640\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3641,"href":"https:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3640\/revisions\/3641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nMartin Luther 1524<\/p>\n
\nand let Thy pity waken;
\nHow few are we within Thy fold,
\nThy saints by men forsaken!
\nTrue faith seems quenched on ev’ry hand,
\nmen suffer not Thy Word to stand;
\nDark times have us o’er taken.<\/p>\n
\nThy truth they have confounded;
\nTheir hearts are not with one consent on Thy pure doctrine grounded.
\nWhile they parade with outward show,
\nthey lead the people to and fro.
\nIn error’s maze astounded.<\/p>\n
\nand of false teachers rid us
\nWho proudly say: “Now, where is he
\nthat shall our speech forbid us?
\nBy right or might we shall prevail;
\nwhat we determine cannot fail;
\nWe own no lord and master.<\/p>\n
\nthe poor My help are needing;
\nTo Me ascend My people’s cries,
\nand I have heard their pleading.
\nFor them My saving Word shall fight
\nand fearlessly and sharply smite.
\nThe poor with might defending.<\/p>\n
\nSo through God’s Word shall men endure
\neach trial and temptation.
\nIts light beams brighter through the cross,
\nand, purified from human dross,
\nIt shines through ev’ry nation.<\/p>\n
\nand stay this evil generation;
\nAnd from the error of its way
\nkeep Thine own congregation.
\nThe wicked ev’rywhere abound
\nand would Thy little flock confound;
\nBut Thou art our Salvation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"