1 O God, forsake me not!
Your gracious presence lend me;
Lord, lead Your helpless child;
Your Holy Spirit send me
That I my course may run.
O be my light, my lot,
My staff, my rock, my shield--
O God, forsake me not!
2 O God, forsake me not!
Take not Your Spirit from me;
Do not permit the might
Of sin to overcome me.
Increase my feeble faith,
Which You alone have wrought.
O be my strength and pow'r--
O God, forsake me not!
3 O God, forsake me not!
Lord, hear my supplication!
In ev'ry evil hour
Help me resist temptation;
And when the prince of hell
My conscience seeks to blot,
Be then not far from me--
O God, forsake me not!
4 O God, forsake me not!
Lord, I am Yours forever.
O keep me strong in faith
That I may leave You never.
Grant me a blessed end
When my good fight is fought;
Help me in life and death--
O God, forsake me not!
Source: Lutheran Service Book #731
First Line: | O God, forsake me not, Thy gracious presence lend me |
Title: | O God, Forsake Me Not |
German Title: | Ach Gott, verlass mich nicht |
Author: | Salamo Franck |
Translator: | August Crull |
Meter: | 6.7.6.7.6.6.6.6 |
Language: | English |
Copyright: | Public Domain |