Lord, Let Us Feel That Thou Art Near

Lord

let us feel that Thou art near

And while we pray

in mer­cy hear;

Crown with Thy love the op­en­ing year—

Have mer­cy

Lord.

Of Thy be­nign­ity

we pray

Thy gra­cious Spir­it grant al­way

Our strife and dis­cord to al­lay—

Have mer­cy

Lord.

May peace our in­most soul pos­sess

And in our lives our con­verse bless

With un­af­fect­ed kind­li­ness—

Have mer­cy

Lord.

Our sin­ful past we here re­pent

With tears our way­ward course la­ment

Now

let Thy par­don­ing grace be sent—

Have mer­cy

Lord.

As sea­sons come

good Lord

or­dain

That we the fruits of earth ob­tain

Send us the sun­shine and the rain—

Have mer­cy

Lord.

With strength Thy ho­ly Church en­due

The an­ger of her foes sub­due

The of­fer­ings of Thy grace re­new—

Have mer­cy

Lord.