1. Thine honor save, O Christ, our Lord!
   Hear Zion’s cries and help afford;
   Destroy the wiles of mighty foes
   Who now Thy Word and truth oppose.

2. Their craft and pomp indeed are great,
   And of their pow’r they boast and prate;
   Our hope they scornfully deride
   And deem us nothing in their pride.

3. Forgive, O Lord, our sins forgive;
   Grant us Thy grace and let us live.
   Convince Thy foes throughout the land
   That godless counsels shall not stand.

4. Preserve Thy little flock in peace,
   Nor let Thy boundless mercy cease;
   To all the world let it appear
   That Thy true Church indeed is here.

5. That Thou art with us, Lord, proclaim
   And put our enemies to shame;
   Confound them in their haughtiness
   And help Thine own in their distress.

Rett, o Herr Jesu, rett dein Ehr
Johann Heermann, 1630
Tr. Matthias Loy, 1880, alt.
Source: The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941, No. 265