For Thy Mercy and Thy Grace

For Thy mer­cy and Thy grace

Constant through an­oth­er year

Hear our song of thank­ful­ness;

Jesus

our Re­deem­er

hear.

Lo! our sins on Thee we cast

Thee

our per­fect sac­ri­fice;

And

for­get­ting all the past

Press to­wards our glo­ri­ous prize.

Dark the fu­ture: let Thy light

Guide us

bright and morn­ing Star:

Fierce our foes

and hard the fight;

Arm us

Sav­ior

for the war.

In our weak­ness and dis­tress

Rock of strength

be Thou our stay;

In the path­less wild­er­ness

Be our true and liv­ing Way.

Who of us death’s aw­ful road

In the com­ing year shall tread?

With Thy rod and staff

O God

Comfort Thou his dy­ing bed.

Keep us faith­ful

keep us pure

Keep us ev­er­more Thine own;

Help

O help us to en­dure;

Fit us for the pro­mised crown.

So with­in Thy pal­ace gate

We shall praise

on gold­en strings

Thee the on­ly po­ten­tate

Lord of lords

and King of kings.