O Teach Thou Us to Count Our Days

O teach Thou us to count our days

And set our hearts on wis­dom’s ways;

Turn

Lord

to us in our dis­tress

In pity now Thy serv­ants bless;

Let mer­cy’s dawn dis­pel our night

And all our day with joy be bright

And all our day with joy be bright.

O send the day of joy and light

For long has been our sor­row’s night;

Afflicted through the wea­ry years

We wait un­til Thy help ap­pears;

With us and with our sons ab­ide

In us let God be glo­ri­fied

In us let God be glo­ri­fied.

So let there be on us be­stowed

The beau­ty of the Lord our God;

The work ac­comp­lished by our hand

Establish Thou

and make it stand;

Yea

let our hope­ful la­bor be

Established ev­er­more by Thee

Established ev­er­more by Thee.