Lord Jesus, We Give Thanks to Thee by Christoph Fischer, 1597 Heb 13:15 WIR DANKEN DIR—Bergkreyen, Wittenberg, 1562 Lord Jesus, We Give Thanks to Thee (or Wir Danken Dir, Herr Jesu Christ) 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,