Hymn
O that the Lord's salvation
O that the Lord's salvation
Were out of Zion come,
To heal His ancient nation,
To lead His outcasts home!
How long the holy city
Shall heathen feet profane?
Return, O Lord, in pity;
Rebuild her walls again.
Let fall Thy rod of terror,
Thy saving grace impart;
Roll back the veil of error,
Release the fettered heart.
Let Israel, home returning,
Her lost Messiah see;
Give oil of joy for mourning
And bind Thy Church to Thee.
Amen.
O that the Lord's salvation — Text from American Lutheran Hymnal, 1930. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/o-that-the-lords-salvation
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote O that the Lord's salvation?
The words of O that the Lord's salvation were written by Henry Francis Lyte; the version here was published in 1930. The library holds 8 more hymns by Henry Francis Lyte, including Far from my heavenly home and Praise the Lord! His Glories Show.
Is O that the Lord's salvation public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from American Lutheran Hymnal, published in 1930. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of O that the Lord's salvation?
O that the Lord's salvation is in 7.6.7.6. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, O Happy Band of Pilgrims, Sometimes a light surprises and The Voice that Breathed Over Eden.