Ach Bleib Bei Uns / Lord Jesus Christ, With Us Abide

Philipp Melanchthon, 1497-1560
Geistliche Lieder D. Martini Lutheri, Leipzig, 1589
LSB 585

Lord Jesus Christ, with us abide,
For round us falls the eventide.
O let Your Word, that saving light,
Shine forth undimmed into the night.

In these last days of great distress
Grant us, dear Lord, true steadfastness
That we keep pure till life is spent
Your holy Word and Sacrament.

To hope grown dim, to hearts turned cold
Speak tongues of fire and make us bold
To shine Your Word of saving grace
Into each dark and loveless place.

Restrain, O Lord, the human pride
That seeks to thrust Your truth aside
Or with some man-made thoughts or things
Would dim the words Your Spirit sings.

Stay with us, Lord, and keep us true;
Preserve our faith our whole life through --
Your Word alone our heart's defense,
The Church's glorious confidence.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Lord
• Jesus
• Christ
• With
• Us
• Abide
• Geistliche
• Lieder
• Deutsch
• Lutheran
• Hymn
• Bach

[ecclesiaeapudnos]

what are the chords? nice job...

[hearingGod]

beautiful job on this : D

[twk373]

This is one of my favorite hymns. Well done.

[bmueller1978]

Thank you very much for posting this. The simplicity of the presentation underlines the depth of the words beautifully.

I was searching for "Lord keep us steadfast in Your Word" and came upon this. In my German hymnal this song is sung to "Lord keep us steadfast in Your Word." I really enjoyed this other melody, however.

[ilpianista1991]

great video and great voice!

really moving...

[peterycho]

The hymn of the day in the Liturgy of the Hours was "Lord Jesus Christ, abide with us." So, I looked it up in Youtube, and found this. The way you play the guitar and the sound of your voice really bring beauty to this music. Thank you!