Devotional for the Fourth Sunday in Lent

 

Thou, Lord of life, whose tender care

Hath led us on till now,

Here, lowly, at the hour of prayer,

Before thy throne we bow:

We bless thy gracious hand, and pray

Forgiveness for another day.

 

With prayer, our humble praise we bring,

For mercies day by day:

Lord, teach our hearts thy love to sing;

Lord, teach us how to pray:

All that we have we owe to thee,

Thy debtors through eternity.

 

Thou, blessed God, has been our guide,

Through life our guard and friend;

Yet still, throughout life’s wearied tide,

Preserve us to the end:

And when this life’s sad journey’s past,

Receive us to thyself at last.

 

In our Redeemer’s name, for all

These blessings we implore;

Prostrate, O Lord, before thee fall,

And gratefully adore:

Bend from thy throne of earth and skies,

And bless our evening sacrifice. 

Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church: With Tunes for Congregational Worship (1857, Carlton and Porter, New York).