Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#148b

148b. Lord, Teach us How to Pray Aright

1 Lord, teach us how to pray aright,
With reverence and with fear;
Though dust and ashes in Thy sight,
We may, we must draw near.

2 Burdened with guilt, convinced of sin
In weakness, want, and woe,
Fightings without, and fears within,
Lord, whither shall we go?

3 God of all grace, we come to Thee
With broken, contrite hearts;
Give, what Thine eye delights to see
Truth in the inward parts.

4 Give deep humility; the sense
Of godly sorrow give;
A strong desire, with confidence,
To hear Thy voice and live;

5 Faith in the only Sacrifice
That can for sin atone;
To cast our loves, to fix our eyes,
On Christ, on Christ alone.

6 Give these, and then Thy will be done,
Thus strengthened with all might,
We, through Thy Spirit and Thy Son,
Shall pray, and pray aright.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, teach us how to pray aright
• Title: Lord, Teach us How to Pray Aright
• Author: James Montgomery, 1771-1854 (1818)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1901
• Topic: Worship
• Notes: Second Tune

Tune Information

• Name: MARTYRDOM
• Composer: Hugh Wilson, 1764-1824
• Meter: C. M.