O Thou Great Teacher from the Skies

O Thou great teach­er from the skies

Who lived and died for men;

Teach us with Thee to sym­pa­thize

And be as Thou wast then.

It was the glo­ry of Thy heart

Whate’er Thou hadst to give;

For oth­ers’ suf­fer­ings to im­part

For oth­ers’ good to live.

Be Thou in us a liv­ing soul;

Be Thou our spir­it’s pow­er;

Its sec­ret thought

its life’s con­trol

To guide it ev­ery hour.

We need like Thee a spir­it true

A just and ge­ne­rous mind

Which seeks

in all it has to do

The good of all man­kind.