The Book of Worship ‎#319

319. Alas! what hourly dangers rise

1 Alas! what hourly dangers rise,
What snares beset my way!
To heaven oh let me lift mine eyes,
And hourly watch and pray.

2 How oft my mournful thoughts complain,
And melt in flowing tears:
My weak resistance, ah, how vain,
How strong my foes and fears!

3 O gracious God, in whom I live,
My feeble efforts aid,
Help me to watch, and pray, and strive,
Though trembling and afraid.

4 Increase my faith, Increase my hope,
When foes and fears prevail;
And bear my fainting spirit up,
Or soon my strength will fail.

5 When'er temptations fright my heart,
Or lure my feet aside,
My God, Thy powerful aid impart,
My Guardian and my Guide.

6 Oh keep me in Thy heavenly way,
And bid the tempter flee;
And let me never, never stray
From happiness and thee.

Text Information

• First Line: Alas! what hourly dangers rise
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1867
• Topic: Man a Saint: In Bodily and Spiritual Trouble

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