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Text:Teach us, good Lord, to serve you
Author:Ignatius of Loyola, 1491-1556
Translator:Unknown

460. Teach us, good Lord, to serve you

Teach us, good Lord,
to serve you as you deserve;
to give and not to count the cost;
to fight and not to heed the wounds;
to toil and not to seek for rest;
to labour and not to ask for any reward,
except for that of knowing that we do your will;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Text Information
First Line: Teach us, good Lord
Title: Teach us, good Lord, to serve you
Author: Ignatius of Loyola, 1491-1556
Translator: Unknown
Language: English
Publication Date: 1997
Topic: Discipleship; Prayer / Prayers / Poems; Stewardship (1 more...)
Copyright: Public Domain
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