We Pray Thee, Heavenly Father

We pray Thee

heav­en­ly Fa­ther

To hear us in Thy love

And pour up­on Thy child­ren

The unc­tion from ab­ove;

That so in love abid­ing

From all de­file­ment free

We may in pure­ness of­fer

Our Euc­ha­rist to Thee.

Be Thou our guide and help­er

O Je­su Christ

we pray;

So may we well ap­proach Thee

If Thou wilt be the way:

Thou

ve­ry truth

hast pro­mised

To help us in our strife

Food of the wea­ry pil­grim

Eternal source of life.

And Thou

Cre­at­or Spir­it

Look on us

we are Thine;

Renew us in Thy grac­es

Upon our dark­ness shine;

That

with Thy be­ne­dict­ion

Upon our souls out­poured

We may re­ceive in glad­ness

The bo­dy of the Lord.

O Tri­ni­ty of Per­sons!

O Uni­ty most high!

On Thee alone re­ly­ing

Thy serv­ants would draw nigh;

Unworthy in our weak­ness

On Thee our hope is stayed

And blest by Thy for­giv­eness

We will not be afraid.