God of All Grace, Thy Mercy Send

God of all grace

Thy mer­cy send;

Let Thy pro­tect­ing arm de­fend;

Save us and keep us to the end:

Have mer­cy

Lord.

And through the com­ing hours of night

Fill us

we pray

with ho­ly light;

Keep us all sin­less in Thy sight:

Grant this

O Lord.

May some bright mes­sen­ger ab­ide

For ev­er by Thy serv­ants’ side

A faith­ful guard­ian and our guide:

Grant this

O Lord.

From ev­ery sin in mer­cy free

Let heart and con­science stain­less be;

That we may live hence­forth for Thee:

Grant this

O Lord.

We would not be by care op­prest;

But in Thy love and wis­dom rest;

Give what Thou seest to be best:

Grant this

O Lord.

While we of ev­ery sin re­pent

Let our re­main­ing years be spent

In ho­liness and sweet con­tent:

Grant this

O Lord.

And when the end of life is near

May we

un­shamed and void of fear

Wait for the judg­ment to ap­pear:

Grant this

O Lord.