God the Father, Be Our Stay

Verse 1

Triune God, O be our stay and let us perish never! Cleanse us from our sins, we pray, and grant us life forever. Keep us from the evil one; uphold our faith most holy, and let us trust you solely with humble hearts and lowly. Let us put God's armor on, with all true Christians running our heav'nly race and shunning the devil's wiles and cunning. Amen, amen! This be done; so sing we, "Alleluia!" [Lent: O Lord, have mercy on us.]

Verse 2

God the Father, be our stay and let us perish never! Cleanse us from our sins, we pray, and grant us life forever. Keep us from the evil one; uphold our faith most holy, and let us trust you solely with humble hearts and lowly. Let us put God's armor on, with all true Christians running our heav'nly race and shunning the devil's wiles and cunning. Amen, amen! This be done; so sing we, "Alleluia!" [Lent: O Lord, have mercy on us.]

Verse 3

Jesus Christ, O be our stay and let us perish never! Cleanse us from our sins, we pray, and grant us life forever. Keep us from the evil one; uphold our faith most holy, and let us trust you solely with humble hearts and lowly. Let us put God's armor on, with all true Christians running our heav'nly race and shunning the devil's wiles and cunning. Amen, amen! This be done; so sing we, "Alleluia!" [Lent: O Lord, have mercy on us.]

Verse 4

Holy Spirit, be our stay and let us perish never! Cleanse us from our sins, we pray, and grant us life forever. Keep us from the evil one; uphold our faith most holy, and let us trust you solely with humble hearts and lowly. Let us put God's armor on, with all true Christians running our heav'nly race and shunning the devil's wiles and cunning. Amen, amen! This be done; so sing we, "Alleluia!" [Lent: O Lord, have mercy on us.]