God of Grace and God of Glory

God of grace and God of glo­ry

On Thy peo­ple pour Thy pow­er.

Crown Thine an­cient Church’s sto­ry

Bring her bud to glo­ri­ous flow­er.

Grant us wis­dom

grant us cour­age

For the fac­ing of this hour

For the fac­ing of this hour.

Lo! the hosts of ev­il ’round us

Scorn Thy Christ

as­sail His ways.

From the fears that long have bound us

Free our hearts to faith and praise.

Grant us wis­dom

grant us cour­age

For the liv­ing of these days

For the liv­ing of these days.

Cure Thy child­ren’s war­ring mad­ness

Bend our pride to Thy con­trol.

Shame our wan­ton self­ish glad­ness

Rich in things and poor in soul.

Grant us wis­dom

grant us cour­age

Lest we miss Thy king­dom’s goal

Lest we miss Thy king­dom’s goal.

Set our feet on lof­ty plac­es

Gird our lives that they may be

Armored with all Christ-like graces

In the fight to set men free.

Grant us wis­dom

grant us cour­age

That we fail not man nor Thee

That we fail not man nor Thee.

Save us from weak re­sig­na­tion

To the ev­ils we de­plore.

Let the search for Thy sal­va­tion

Be our glo­ry ev­er­more.

Grant us wis­dom

grant us cour­age

Serving Thee whom we ad­ore

Serving Thee whom we ad­ore.