O God, Forsake Me Not!

O God

for­sake me not!

Thy gra­cious pre­sence lend me;

Lead Thou Thy help­less child;

Thy Ho­ly Spir­it send me

That I my course may run

Be Thou my light

my lot

My staff

my rock

my shield—

O God

for­sake me not!

O God

for­sake me not!

Take not Thy Spir­it from me

And suf­fer not the might

Of sin to ov­er­come me.

Increase my fee­ble faith

Which Thou Thy­self hast wrought.

Be Thou my streng­th and pow­er—

O God

for­sake me not!

O God

for­sake me not!

Lord

hear my sup­pli­ca­tion!

In ev­ery ev­il hour

Help me o’er­come temp­ta­tion;

And when the prince of hell

My con­science seeks to blot

Be Thou not far from me—

O God

for­sake me not!

O God

for­sake me not!

Thy mercy I’m ad­dress­ing;

O Fa­ther

God of Love

Grant me Thy heav­en­ly bless­ing

To do when du­ty calls

Whate’er Thou didst al­lot

To do what pleas­eth Thee—

O God

for­sake me not!

O God

for­sake me not!

Lord

I am Thine for­ev­er.

Grant me true faith in Thee;

Grant that I leave Thee nev­er.

Grant me a bless­èd end

When my good fight is fought;

Help me in life and death—

O God

for­sake me not!