# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S9
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

OPENING ADDRESS 7

assured us: “All power is given unto Me in heaven and in earth.”
The Apostle declared with certainty and conviction: “God hath
given Him to be the Head over all things to the Church.” He has
the power. He is omnipotent. He can answer our prayers. No
world conditions, no violent attacks from without, no termites
within the Church, present insurmountable obstacles for Him.
He has promised that the very gates of hell shall not prevail
against His Church. Hence away with all fear and hesitancy!
Let us go forward boldly and courageously. Anticipating His
gracious presence and guidance and help, we join our fathers in
saying: “Thine is the glory.” We know that while we are in the
Church Militant He gives us abundant opportunity to praise and
glorify Him. But when on that great day He will transform the
Church Militant into the Church Triumphant, with perfect lips,
with cherubim and seraphim, and with all the elect we shall burst
- forth into: “Thine is the glory forever and ever.”
Implicitly trusting the Lord’s assurance, we enter another
challenging century of our synodical activity, fully confident that
these petitions are acceptable to our Father in heaven and heard,
for He Himself has commanded us so to pray and has promised
to hear us. Hence with God’s people of all time we conclude our
fervent and confident prayer with a mighty uplifting Amen, Amen,
s that is, yea, yea, it shall be so. Amen.