Help Me, O Lord (EN 890)

EN 890

Help Me, O Lord

Ps.38.22

Help me, O Lord, the God of my salvation;

I have no hope, no refuge but in Thee;

Help me to make this perfect consecration,

In life or death Thine evermore to be.

Help me, O Lord, to keep my pledge unbroken;

Guard Thou my ways, my thoughts, my tongue, my heart;

Help me to trust the word which Thou hast spoken,

That from Thy paths my feet may ne’er depart.

Help me, O Lord, when sore temptations press me;

O lift the clouds that hide Thee from my sight;

Help me, O Lord, when anxious cares distress me,

To look beyond, where all is calm and bright.

Help me, O Lord, my strength is only weakness;

Thine, Thine the power by which alone I live;

Help me each day, to bear the cross with meekness,

Till Thou at last the promised crown shalt give.