And Jesus teaches me to pray, And Jesus teaches me to live.
LORD, teach a sinful child to pray,
And then accept my prayer:
Thou canst hear all the words I say, For thou art everywhere.
2 Teach me to do the thing that's right, And when I sin, forgive;
And make it still my chief delight To serve thee while I live.
3 Whatever trouble I am in, To thee for help I'll call; But keep me more than all from sin, For that's the worst of all.
4 And may I seek until I find, What none are good without,- That humble, meek, and lowly mind, Which Jesus preach'd about.
JESUS, thou sovereign Lord of all, The same through one eternal day, Attend thy feeblest followers' call, And O instruct us how to pray! Pour out the supplicating grace, And stir us up to seek thy face!
2 We cannot think a gracious thought, We cannot feel a good desire,
Till thou, who call'dst a world from naught The power into our hearts inspire; And then we in thy Spirit groan, And then we give thee back thy own.
3 Come in thy pleading Spirit down To us, who for thy coming stay; Of all thy gifts we ask but one,
We ask the constant power to pray; Indulge us, Lord, in this request, Thou canst not then deny the rest!
The Lord's Prayer.
FATHER of all, who dwell'st above, Thy name be hallow'd here; As in those realms of peace and love, Where saints that name revere.
2 Thy kingdom come, thy will, alone, Be done by man below;
As spirits round thy glorious throne Their pure obedience show.
3 Give us this day our daily bread; Not merely outward food,
But that whereon the soul is fed, The source of heavenly good.
4 Forgive our trespasses, as we In pard'ning love abide ;
Since none forgiveness gain from thee Who pardon have denied.
And lead us from temptation far, From evil, Lord! restore;
For thine the power, the kingdom are,
The glory evermore.
OUR heavenly Father, hear
The prayer we offer now; Thy name be hallow'd far and near, To thee all nations bow; Thy kingdom come; thy will Ón earth be done in love, As saints and seraphim fulfil Thy perfect law above.
2 Our daily bread supply, While by thy word we live; The guilt of our iniquity Forgive, as we forgive; From dark temptation's power, From Satan's wiles defend;
Deliver in the evil hour,
And guide us to the end!
3 Thine, then, for ever be Glory and power divine; The sceptre, throne, and majesty Of heaven and earth are thine. -Thus humbly taught to pray, By thy beloved Son,
Through him we come to thee and say, All for his sake be done.
DEATH, JUDGMENT, HEAVEN, AND HELL
THEE we adore, Eternal Name! And humbly own to thee,
How feeble is our mortal frame, What dying worms we be !
2 Our wasting lives grow shorter still, As days and months increase; And every beating pulse we tell, Leaves but the number less.
3 The year rolls round, and steals away The breath that first it gave; Whate'er we do, where'er we be, We're travelling to the grave.
4 Infinite joy, or endless wo, Attends on every breath; And yet how unconcern'd we go Upon the brink of death!
5 Waken, O Lord, our drowsy sense, To walk this dangerous road: And if our souls be hurried hence, May they be found with God!
WHY should I say, ""Tis yet too soon
To seek for heaven, or think of death?''
A flower may fade before 'tis noon, And I this day may lose my breath.
2 If this rebellious heart of mine Despise the gracious calls of Heaven, I may be harden'd in my sin,
And never have repentance given.
3 What if the Lord grow wroth, and swear, While I refuse to read and pray,
That he 'll refuse to lend an ear To all my groans another day;
4 What if his dreadful anger burn, While I refuse his offer'd grace, And all his love to fury turn,
And strike me dead upon the place :
Then 'twill for ever be in vain To cry for pardon and for grace; To wish I had my time again, Or hope to see my Maker's face.
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