God Help Me to Do Right

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Though burdens may bend me, though troubles oppress

Author: Ira B. Wilson
Tune: [Though burdens may bend me, though troubles oppress]
Published in 3 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

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1 Tho’ burdens may bend me, tho’ troubles oppress,
Tho’ sin oft my soul may affright,
Oh, help me, blest Savior, thy name to confess,
God, help me to do right.

Refrain:
God, help me to do right!
God, help me to do right!
By thy power divine, make my will wholly thine,
God, help me to do right.

2 Whenever from thee I am tempted to stray,
And wander in sin’s darkest night,
Ne’er leave nor forsake me, dear Savior, I pray,
God, help me to do right. [Refrain]

3 Help me to be faithful in all that I do,
Upheld by the pow’r of thy might;
To thee I would ever be loyal and true,
God, help me to do right. [Refrain]

Source: United Praise: for use in Sunday Schools, Young People's Societies and other Church Services #17

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Author: Ira B. Wilson

Ira Bishop Wilson, 1880-1950 Born: September 6, 1880, Bedford, Iowa. Died: April 3, 1950, Los Angeles, California. Buried: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California. Pseudonym: Fred B. Holton. Wilson’s sister taught him to play the violin and organ while still at home. Around 1902, Ira began studies at the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Illinois. In 1905, he went to work for the Lorenz Publishing Company in Dayton, Ohio. His compositions appeared in The Choir Leader and The Choir Herald; he also served as editor in chief of The Volunteer Choir. His works include: The King’s Message, with Edmund Lorenz (N… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Though burdens may bend me, though troubles oppress
Title:	God Help Me to Do Right
Author:	Ira B. Wilson
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	God help me to do right
Copyright:	Public Domain