Hymns of the Lutheran Church

360 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 of sin, In weakness, want, and woe, Fighting 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 hopes, 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.

Text Information

Author
J. Montgomery, 1818

Tune Information

Name
Evan
Meter
C. M.
Source
W. H. Havergal, 1846