The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12961

12961. Almighty God! In Humble Prayer

1 Almighty God, in humble prayer,
To Thee our souls we lift,
Do Thou our waiting minds prepare
For Thy most needful gift.

2 We ask not golden streams of wealth
Along our path to flow;
We ask not undecaying health,
Nor length of years below.

3 We ask not honors, which an hour
May bring and take away;
We ask not pleasure, pomp and power,
Lest we should go astray.

4 We ask for wisdom—Lord, impart
The knowledge how to live;
A wise and understanding heart
To all before Thee give.

5 For we, as children, born in sin,
Know not, till Thou has taught,
How to go out, or how come in,
By word, or deed, or thought.

6 The young remember Thee in youth,
Before the evil days!
The old be guided by Thy truth
In wisdom’s pleasant ways!

Text Information

• First Line: Almighty God, in humble prayer
• Title: Almighty God! In Humble Prayer
• Author: James Montgomery
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: The Christian Psalmist (Glasgow, Scotland: Chalmers & Collins, 1825)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: MANOAH by Giaochino A. Rossini, OLD MARTYRS from "Psalms" (Edinburgh), 1615

Tune Information

• Name: KINGSLEY
• Meter: CM
• Key: E Major
• Source: The Psalms of Life, 1857
• Copyright: Public Domain