Shine Thou up-on us, Lord,
True Light of men, to-day,
And through the writ-ten Word
Thy ver-y self dis-play,
That so from hearts which burn
With gaz-ing on Thy face
Thy lit-tle ones may learn
The won-ders of Thy grace.
Breathe Thou up-on us, Lord,
Thy Spir-it's liv-ing flame,
That so with one ac-cord
Our lips may tell Thy Name.
Give Thou the hear-ing ear,
Fix Thou the wan-dering thought,
That those we teach may hear
The great things Thou hast wrought.
Speak Thou for us, O Lord,
In all we say of Thee;
Ac-cord-ing to Thy Word
Let all our teach-ing be,
That so Thy lambs may know
Their own true Shep-herd's voice,
Wher-e'er He leads them go,
And in His love re-joice.
Live Thou with-in us, Lord;
Thy mind and will be ours;
Be Thou be-loved, a-dored,
And served with all our powers,
That so our lives may teach
Thy chil-dren what Thou art,
And plead, by more than speech,
For Thee with ev-ery heart.