178. Hear my Prayer, O Heavenly Father

1 Hear my prayer, O Heavenly Father,
Ere I lay me down to sleep;
Bid Thy angels, pure and holy,
Round my bed their vigil keep.

2 Great my sins are, but Thy mercy
Far outweighs them everyone;
Down before Thy cross I cast them,
Trusting in Thy help alone.

3 Keep me, through this night of peril,
Underneath its boundless shade;
Take me to Thy rest, I pray Thee,
When my pilgrimage is made.

4 None shall measure out Thy patience,
By the span of human thought;
None shall bound the tender mercies
Which Thy Holy Son hath wrought.

5 Pardon all my past transgressions;
Give me strength for days to come;
Guide and guard me with Thy blessing,
Till Thine angels bid me home.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: Hear my prayer, O Heavenly Father
Title: Hear my Prayer, O Heavenly Father
Author: Harriet Parr (1856)
Meter: 8 7, 8 7.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1901
Topic: Worship
Tune Information
Name: DEVOTION
Composer: Edmund S. Carter
Meter: 8 7, 8 7.



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