Unless stated otherwise, my source for hymn texts and tunes is The Lutheran Service Book.

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

LSB #777, 778 "Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord"

Biblical citations in the hymnal:  2 Thessalonians 3:16; Psalm 62:2, 6; Isaiah 31:5

2 Thessalonians 3:16:  "Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way.  The Lord be with you all."

Psalm 62:2:  "He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken."

Psalm 62:6:  "He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken."

Isaiah 31:5:  "'Like birds hovering, so the LORD of hosts will protect Jerusalem; he will protect and deliver it; he will spare and rescue it.'"

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2 Thessalonians 3:16 appears in the first two lines:  "Grant peace, we pray, in mercy, Lord; / Peace in our time, O send us!"  The other cited passages are combined in the lines "For there is none on earth but You, / None other to defend us. / You only, Lord, can fight for us," although the two instances of "He only" from Psalm 62 are more prominent than the verse from Isaiah.