VOUCHSAFE to keep me, Lord, this day Without committing sin, And with me let...

VOUCHSAFE to keep me, Lord, this day Without committing sin, And with me let thy Spirit stay, And ever dwell within.

Thou canst from every sin secure; And is it not thy will Still to preserve thy servant pure From every touch of ill?

Thou canst, thou wilt for one short day Preserve me spotless here, And why not then (let Satan say) A week, a month, a year?

Why wilt thou not for all my life My helpless soul defend, And bear me through the doubtful strife, And keep me to the end!

Behold, with humble faith I bow My soul before thy throne; Deliver me from evil now, For thou canst save thine own.

My soul on thee, O Lord, relies, Thine arms are my defence, My soul hell, earth, and sin defies To come and pluck me thence.