Sweet Savior, bless us ere we go;
Your Word into our minds instill,
And make our lukewarm hearts to glow
With burning love and fervent will.
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Through life’s long day and
death’s dark night,
O gentle Jesus, be our Light.

The day is done, its hours have run,
And you have taken count of all,
The scanty triumphs grace has won,
The broken vow, the frequent fall.
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Grant us, dear Lord, from evil ways
True absolution and release:
And bless us, more than in past days,
With purity and inward peace.
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Do more than pardon; give us joy,
Sweet fear, and sober liberty,
And loving hearts without alloy
That only long to be like you.
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