O Jesus, Thou Wast Tempted

O Je­sus

Thou wast tempt­ed

Alone in des­erts wild;

No hu­man friend was near Thee

The ev­il tempt­er smiled.

O Je­sus

Thou didst con­quer

By God’s own pow­er in Thee

Help me

O Christ to con­quer

Give me the vic­to­ry!

O Je­sus

Thou wast tempt­ed

To mean­ness

greed and shame

In all points like as I am

In ev­ery way the same.

With God’s great words of pro­mise

Thy me­mo­ry was stored

And mean things lost their fa­vor

Beside God’s ho­ly word.

O Je­sus

Thou wast tempt­ed

To live for self alone

To be great

rich and pow­er­ful

To get

to keep

to own.

Thou didst not bow to Mam­mon

But chose to wor­ship God

O give me strength to fol­low

To walk where Thou hast trod!

O Jesus

in Thy co­nquest

Fair an­gels came to bless

White winged

they flocked around Thee

In lone­ly wild­er­ness.

May no­ble thoughts and me­mo­ries

Like an­gels dwell with­in

O fill my life

Lord Je­sus

And leave no room for sin!