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291- We Have Not Known Thee

Gospel: Repentance

1

  • We have not known Thee as we ought,
  • Nor learned Thy wisdom, grace, and power;
  • The things of earth have led our thought,
  • And trifles of the passing hour.
  • Lord, give us light Thy truth to see,
  • And make us wise in knowing Thee.

2

  • We have not feared Thee as we ought,
  • Nor bowed beneath Thine awful eye,
  • Nor guarded deed, and word, and thought,
  • Remembering that God was nigh.
  • Lord, give us faith to know Thee near,
  • And grant the grace of holy fear.

3

  • We have not loved Thee as we ought,
  • Nor cared that we are loved by Thee;
  • Thy presence we have coldly sought,
  • And feebly longed Thy face to see.
  • Lord, give a pure and loving heart
  • To feel and own the love Thou art.

4

  • We have not served Thee as we ought;
  • Alas! the duties left undone,
  • The work with little fervor wrought,
  • The battles lost, or scarcely won!
  • Lord, give the zeal, and give the might,
  • For Thee to toil, for Thee to fight.

5

  • When shall we know Thee as we ought,
  • And fear, and love, and serve aright!
  • When shall we, out of trial brought,
  • Be perfect in the land of light!
  • Lord, may we day by day prepare
  • To see Thy face, and serve Thee there.