Author: James Montgomery Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 222 hymnals Matching Instances: 3 Lyrics: 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 with 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. Used With Tune: ST. JAMES
Lord, teach us how to pray aright