Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#279

279. 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 with 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 loves, 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.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, teach us how to pray aright
• Author: James Montgomery (1818)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: ST. JAMES
• Composer: Raphael Courteville (1697)
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: A Major
• Notes: Public Domain.