HYMN OF THE MONTH:
Now Thank We All Our God
by Martin Rinkart, 163
During what is now known as "The Year of Great Pestilence" the city became a refuge for surrounding areas, but soon the residents and refugees began to experience epidemic, famine and death.
By the end of the year, one pastor had fled for his life and the other two passed away. Rinkart was left alone to minister to his sick and dying community.
During this time of great sorrow, Rinkart often conducted funerals for as many as 40 to 50 people a day while also mourning the loss of his own wife. Yet in a world where funerals were more common than births or weddings, Rinkart was able to leave a legacy of thanksgiving in the words of a hymn he wrote for his children: "Now Thank We All Our God."
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Now Thank We All Our God
By Martin Rinkart, 1636
Now thank we all our God,
With heart and hands and voices,
Who wondrous things has done,
In whom His world rejoices;
Who from our mothers' arms
Hath blessed us on our way
With countless gifts of love,
And still is ours today.
Hebrews 13:15; 1 Thessalonians 5:18; Psalm 63:3-4; Psalm 22:10
O may this bounteous God,
Through all our life be near us,
With ever joyful hearts,
And blessed peace to cheer us;
And keep us in His grace,
And guide us when perplexed,
And free us from all ills,
In this world and the next.
Ephesians 1:7-8; Hebrews 4:16; John 14:27; Romans 8:18
All praise and thanks to God
The Father, now be given,
The Son and Him who reigns
With them in highest heaven;
The One eternal God,
Whom heaven and earth adore;
For thus it was, is now,
And shall be evermore!
1 Timothy 1:17; Philippians 2:9-11; Romans 16:27; Revelation 1:8
