Christian Hymns ‎#71

71. Lord, teach us how to pray aright

1 Lord, teach us how to pray aright
With reverence and with fear:
Though dust and ashes in Thy sight,
We may, we must draw near.

2 Burdened with guilt, convinced of sin,
In weakness, want, and woe.
Fightings without and fears within,
Lord, whither shall we go?

3 God of all grace, we come to Thee
With broken, contrite hearts;
Give what Thine eye delight to see
Truth in the inward parts.

4 Give deep humility; the sense
Of godly sorrow give;
A strong desire, with confidence,
To hear Thy voice and live;

5 Faith in the only sacrifice
That can for sin atone,
To cast our hopes, to fix our eyes,
On Christ, on Christ alone.

6 Give these, and then Thy will be done;
Thus strengthened with all might,
We, through Thy Spirit and Thy Son,
Shall pray, and pray aright.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, teach us how to pray aright
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1898
• Topic: Humility
• Notes: J. Montgomery, 1819.

Tune Information

• Name: DOMINE CLAMAVI
• Composer: J. H. Knecht (1797)
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: f minor