The Lutheran Hymnary ‎#360

360. 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 delights 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 strenghened 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
• Author: J. Montgomery (1818)
• Meter: C. M.
• Publication Date: 1913
• Topic: The Church Year: Fifth Sunday after Easter; Praise and Prayer

Tune Information

• Name: [Lord, teach us how to pray aright]
• Composer: W. H. Havergal (1846)
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: A Major