Bethel Lutheran Church

5 Give us this day our daily bread,
And let us all be clothed and fed.
    Save us from hardship, war, and strife;
    In plague and famine, spare our life,
That we in honest peace may live,
To care and greed no entrance give.

6 Forgive our sins, Lord, we implore,
That they may trouble us no more;
    We, too, will gladly those forgive
    Who hurt us by the way they live.
Help us in our community
To serve each other willingly.

7 Lead not into temptation, Lord,
Where our grim foe and all his horde
    Would vex our souls on ev’ry hand.
    Help us resist, help us to stand
Firm in the faith, a mighty host,
Through comfort of the Holy Ghost.

8 From evil, Lord, deliver us;
The times and days are perilous.
    Redeem us from eternal death,
    And, when we yield our dying breath,
Console us, grant us calm release,
And take our souls to You in peace.

9 Amen, that is, so shall it be.
Make strong our faith in You, that we
    May doubt not but with trust believe
    That what we ask we shall receive.
Thus in Your name and at Your Word
We say, “Amen, O hear us, Lord!”

Text: Martin Luther, 1483–1546; (sts. 1, 6, 8–9): tr. The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941, alt.; (sts. 2–5, 7): tr. F. Samuel Janzow, 1913–2001, alt.
Tune: attr. Martin Luther, 1483–1546
Text (sts. 1, 6, 8–9): Public domain
Text (sts. 2–5, 7): © 1980 Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110002016
Tune: Public domain