Lord, Teach Us How to Pray Aright

Lord

teach us how to pray aright

With re­ve­rence and with fear;

Though dust and ash­es in Thy sight

We may

we must draw near.

We per­ish if we cease from pray­er;

O grant us pow­er to pray;

And when to meet Thee we pre­pare

Lord

meet us by the way.

Burdened with guilt

con­vinced of sin

In weak­ness

want and woe

Fightings with­out

and fears with­in

Lord

whi­ther shall we go?

God of all grace

we come to Thee

With broken

con­trite hearts;

Give what Thine eye de­lights to see

Truth in the in­ward parts.

Faith in the on­ly sac­ri­fice

That can for sin atone;

To cast our hopes

to fix our eyes

On Christ

on Christ alone.

Patience to watch

and wait

and weep

Though mer­cy long de­lay;

Courage our faint­ing souls to keep

And trust Thee though Thou slay.

Give these

and then Thy will be done

Thus

strength­ened with all might

We

through Thy Spir­it and Thy Son

Shall pray

and pray aright.