LSB #852 "O God of Mercy, God of Might"

Biblical citations in the hymnal:  Deuteronomy 10:12, Galatians 5:22-26, Matthew 25:40, Luke 10:36-37

Deuteronomy 10:12:  "'And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul'"

Galatians 5:22-26:  "22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.  24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

"25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.  26 Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another."

Matthew 25:40:  "'And the King will answer them, "Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me."'"

Luke 10:36-37:  "36 'Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?'  37 He said, 'The one who showed him mercy.'  And Jesus said to him, 'You go, and do likewise.'"

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The text is public domain:

1 O God of mercy, God of might,

In love and pity infinite,

Teach us, as ever in Thy sight,

To live our lives in Thee.

2 And Thou, who cam'st on earth to die

That our lost world might live thereby,

O hear us; for to Thee we cry,

In hope, O Lord, to Thee.

3 Teach us the lesson Thou hast taught:

To feel for those Thy blood hath bought,

That ev'ry word and deed and thought

May work a work for Thee.

4 All are redeemed, both far and wide,

Since Thou, O Lord, for all hast died.

Grant us the will and grace provide

To love them all in Thee!

5 In sickness, sorrow, want, or care,

May we each other's burdens share;

May we, where help is needed, there

Give help as unto Thee!

6 And may Thy Holy Spirit move

All those who live to live in love

Till Thou shalt greet in heav'n above

All those who live in Thee.

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Deuteronomy 10:12 (primarily "to walk in all his ways") appears most clearly at the ends of the first and sixth verses ("Teach us... To live our lives in Thee" and "All those who live in Thee"), but "serv[ing] the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul" also overlaps with the passages from Matthew 25:40 and Luke 10:36-37.

Galatians 5:22-26 is the basis for the first half of the sixth verse ("And may Thy Holy Spirit move / All those who live to live in love").

Matthew 25:40 is expanded upon in the fifth verse ("May we... Give help as unto Thee!"), and Luke 10:36-37 is the basis for the second half of the fourth verse ("Grant us the will and grace provide / To love them all in Thee!").

LSB #851 "Lord of Glory, You Have Bought Us"

Biblical citations in the hymnal:  1 John 3:16-19, Hebrews 13:16, Matthew 25:40, Romans 8:32

1 John 3:16-19:  "16 By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.  17 But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him?  18 Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.

"19 By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him"

Hebrews 13:16:  "Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God."

Matthew 25:40:  "'And the King will answer them, "Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me."'"

Romans 8:32:  "He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?"

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1 Lord of glory, You have bought us

With Your lifeblood as the price,

Never grudging for the lost ones

That tremendous sacrifice;

And with that have freely given

Blessings countless as the sand

To the unthankful and the evil

With Your own unsparing hand.

2 Grant us hearts, dear Lord, to give You

Gladly, freely of Your own.

With the sunshine of Your goodness

Melt our thankless hearts of stone

Till our cold and selfish natures,

Warmed by You, at length believe

That more happy and more blessed

'Tis to give than to receive.

3 Wondrous honor You have given

To our humblest charity

In Your own mysterious sentence,

"You have done it all to Me."

Can it be, O gracious Master,

That You deign for alms to sue,

Saying by Your poor and needy,

"Give as I have giv'n to you"?

4 Lord of glory, You have bought us

With Your lifeblood as the price,

Never grudging for the lost ones

That tremendous sacrifice.

Give us faith to trust You boldly,

Hope, to stay our souls on You;

But, oh, best of all Your graces,

With Your love our love renew.

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1 John 3:16 and Romans 8:32 are combined in the first half of the first verse (repeated as the first half of the fourth verse).  The second half of the first verse also comes from Romans 8:32.

The rest of the passage from 1 John 3 and Hebrews 13:16 are the basis for the second verse, and Matthew 25:40 is quoted in the third verse.

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The lines "That more happy and more blessed / 'Tis to give than to receive" come from Acts 20:35:  "In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"

LSB #850 "God of Grace and God of Glory"

Biblical citations in the hymnal:  Psalm 80:14-19, 2 Timothy 1:7, Romans 15:13, Luke 12:32

Psalm 80:14-19:  "14 Turn again, O God of hosts!  Look down from heaven, and see; have regard for this vine, 15 the stock that your right hand planted, and for the son whom you made strong for yourself.  16 They have burned it with fire; they have cut it down; may they perish at the rebuke of your face!  17 But let your hand be on the man of your right hand, the son of man whom you have made strong for yourself!  18 Then we shall not turn back from you; give us life, and we will call upon your name!

"19 Restore us, O LORD God of hosts!  Let your face shine, that we may be saved!"

2 Timothy 1:7:  "for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control."

Romans 15:13:  "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope."

Luke 12:32:  "'Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.'"

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1 God of grace and God of glory,

On Your people pour Your pow'r;

Crown Your ancient Church's story;

Bring its bud to glorious flow'r.

Grant us wisdom, grant us courage

For the facing of this hour,

For the facing of this hour.

2 Lo, the hosts of evil round us

Scorn the Christ, assail His ways!

From the fears that long have bound us

Free our hearts to faith and praise.

Grant us wisdom, grant us courage

For the living of these days,

For the living of these days.

3 Cure Your children's warring madness;

Bend our pride to Your control;

Shame our wanton, selfish gladness,

Rich in things and poor in soul.

Grant us wisdom, grant us courage

Lest we miss Your kingdom's goal,

Lest we miss Your kingdom's goal.

4 Save us from weak resignation

To the evils we deplore;

Let the gift of Your salvation

Be our glory evermore.

Grant us wisdom, grant us courage,

Serving You whom we adore,

Serving You whom we adore.

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The first part of the passage from Psalm 80 (verses 14-16) is condensed into the lines "Lo, the hosts of evil round us / Scorn the Christ, assail His ways!" at the beginning of the second verse.  The rest of the passage appears more generally in the call to God in the first half of the first verse, which also continues the plant imagery from the Psalm:  "Bring its bud to glorious flow'r."

2 Timothy 1:7 appears partially in the lines "God of grace and God of glory, / On Your people pour Your pow'r" at the beginning of the hymn ("God gave us a spirit... of power") and partially in the lines "Save us from weak resignation / To the evils we deplore" at the beginning of the fourth verse ("God gave us a spirit... of... self-control").

The verse from Romans (specifically "by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope") overlaps with 2 Timothy 1:7 in the hymn's opening lines.

"'Fear not'" from Luke 12:32 seems to be the basis for the lines "From the fears that long have bound us / Free our hearts to faith and praise" in the second verse and for the recurring clause "Grant us courage."

LSB #849 "Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness"

Biblical citations in the hymnal:  Luke 4:16-21; Mark 10:13-16; John 1:1, 14, 29; 4:5-14

Luke 4:16-21:  "16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up.  And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read.  17 And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him.  He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written,  18 'The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor.  He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, 19 to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.'  20 And he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and sat down.  And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him.  21 And he began to say to them, 'Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.'"

Mark 10:13-16:  "13 And they were bringing children to him that he might touch them, and the disciples rebuked them.  14 But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, 'Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.  15 Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.'  16 And he took them in his arms and blessed them, laying his hands on them."

John 1:1:  "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."

John 1:14:  "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth."

John 1:29:  "The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, 'Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!'"

John 4:5-14:  "5 So he came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the field that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.  6 Jacob's well was there; so Jesus, wearied as he was from his journey, was sitting beside the well.  It was about the sixth hour.

"7 A woman from Samaria came to draw water.  Jesus said to her, 'Give me a drink.'  8 (For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.)  9 The Samaritan woman said to him, 'How is it that you, a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a woman of Samaria?'  (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)  10 Jesus answered her, 'If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, "Give me a drink," you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.'  11 The woman said to him, 'Sir, you have nothing to draw water with, and the well is deep.  Where do you get that living water?  12 Are you greater than our father Jacob?  He gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock.'  13 Jesus said to her, 'Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, 14 but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again.  The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.'"

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The passage from Luke 4 is the basis for the first half of the first verse:  "Praise the One who breaks the darkness / With a liberating light; / Praise the One who frees the pris'ners, / Turning blindness into sight."

Similarly, the passage from Mark 10 is the basis for the beginning of the second verse:  "Praise the One who blessed the children / With a strong, yet gentle, word."

John 1:14 appears at the beginning of the third verse:  "Let us praise the Word Incarnate, / Christ, who suffered in our place. / Jesus died and rose victorious / That we may know God by grace."  John 1:1 seems to be cited just to give John 1:14 some more context.

John 1:29 seems to be referred to in the lines "Seeing what our God has done; / Let us praise the true Redeemer" near the end of the third verse.

The passage from John 4 is alluded to at the end of the second verse:  "Praise the One who brings cool water / To the desert's burning sand; / From this Well comes living water, / Quenching thirst in ev'ry land."