O God, my faith-ful God, true foun-tain ev-er-flow-ing,
With-out whom noth-ing is, all per-fect gifts be-stow-ing:
Give me a health-y frame, and may I have with-in
A con-science free from blame, a soul un-stained by sin.
Give me the strength to do with read-y heart and will-ing,
What-ev-er you com-mand, my call-ing here ful-fill-ing—
To do it when I ought, with all my strength; and bless
What-ev-er I have wrought, for you must give suc-cess.
Keep me from say-ing words that lat-er need re-call-ing;
Guard me, lest i-dle speech may from my lips be fall-ing:
But when, with-in my place, I must and ought to speak,
Then to my words give grace, lest I of-fend the weak.
When dan-gers gath-er round, oh, keep me calm and fear-less;
Help me to bear the cross when life seems dark and cheer-less;
Help me, as you have taught, to love both great and small,
And, by your Spir-it's might, to live at peace with all.