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The Open Hymnal · No. 75 · Words: Martin Luther · Tune: Verleih uns Frieden Gnädiglich
In These Our Days So Perilous
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →A prayer for peace in troubled times, rooted in a 6th-century Latin antiphon adapted by Martin Luther in 1529. The English translation by Richard Massie (1854) renders Luther's plea that God alone is our defender and Savior.
Verse 1
In these our days so perilous, Lord,
peace in mercy send us;
No God but Thee can fight for us,
No God but Thee defend us;
Thou our only God and Savior.
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