My Maker, Be Thou Nigh

My Mak­er

be Thou nigh

The light of life to give

And guide me with Thine eye

While here on earth I live.

To Thee my heart I ten­der

And all my pow­ers sur­ren­der;

Make it my one en­dea­vor

To love and serve Thee ev­er.

Upon Thy pro­mise I re­ly;

My Mak­er

be Thou nigh.

My Sav­ior

wash me clean

With Thy most pre­cious blood

That takes away all sin

And seals my peace with God.

My soul in peace abid­eth

When in Thy wounds it hid­eth.

There I find full sal­va­tion

And free­dom from dam­na­tion.

Without Thee lost

de­filed by sin

My Sav­ior

wash me clean.

My Com­fort­er

give pow­er

That I may stand se­cure

When in temp­ta­tion’s hour

The world and sin al­lure.

The Son to me re­veal­ing

Inspire my thought and feel­ing

His Word of grace to pon­der

Nor let me from Him wan­der.

On me Thy gifts and grac­es show­er:

My Com­fort­er

give pow­er!

O Ho­ly Tri­ni­ty!

To whom I all things owe

Thine im­age gra­cious­ly

Within my heart be­stow.

Choose me

though weak and low­ly

To be Thy tem­ple ho­ly

Where praise shall rise un­end­ing

For grace so con­des­cend­ing.

O heav’n­ly bliss

Thine own to be

O Ho­ly Tri­ni­ty!