1. Lord Jesus, we give thanks to Thee
   That Thou hast died to set us free;
   Made righteous through Thy precious blood,
   We now are reconciled to God.

2. By virtue of Thy wounds we pray,
   True God and Man, be Thou our Stay,
   Our Comfort when we yield our breath,
   Our Rescue from eternal death.

3. Defend us, Lord, from sin and shame;
   Help us by Thine almighty name
   To bear our crosses patiently,
   Consoled by Thy great agony,

4. And thus the full assurance gain
   That Thou to us wilt true remain
   And not forsake us in our strife
   Until we enter into life.

Wir danken dir, Herr Jesu Christ
Christoph Vischer, c. 1568
Tr. August Crull, †1923
Source: The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941, No. 173