

                       "Almighty Father, Bless the Word"
                             by an unknown author
                                  Text From:
                              THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL
                 (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1941)



        1. Almighty Father, bless the Word
        Which through Thy grace we now have heard,
        Oh, may the precious seed take root,
        Spring up, and bear abundant fruit!

        2. We praise Thee for the means of grace
        As homeward now our steps we trace.
        Grant, Lord, that we who worshiped here
        May all at last in heaven appear.

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        Notes:
        Hymn #52 from _The Lutheran Hymnal_
        Text: Luke 8:8
        Author: unknown
        From the Scandanavian
        Tune: "Old Hundredth"
        1st Published in: _Genevan Psalter_, 1551
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