We Pray Thee, Heavenly Father : Lyrics
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
- Lyricist: Vincent Stuckey Stratton Coles (1845 – 1929) Public Domain.
- Meter: 76 76.
We Pray Thee : Recording
- Tune: Dies Dominica, composed by John Bacchus Dykes (1823-1876). Public Domain.
- Performance ℗ 2011 Richard Irwin Music®. Certain rights reserved.
- Cover image by Kien Virak from Pixabay.
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