Forty Days and Forty Nights

Forty days and for­ty nights

Thou wast fast­ing in the wild;

Forty days and for­ty nights

Tempted

and yet un­de­filed.

Sunbeams scorch­ing all the day;

Chilly dew-drops night­ly shed;

Prowling beasts ab­out Thy way;

Stones Thy pil­low; earth Thy bed.

Should not we Thy sor­row share

And from world­ly joys ab­stain

Fasting with un­ceas­ing pray­er

Strong with Thee to suf­fer pain?

Then if Sa­tan on us press

Jesus

Sav­ior

hear our call!

Victor in the wild­er­ness

Grant we may not faint nor fall!

So shall we have peace di­vine:

Holier glad­ness ours shall be;

Round us

too

shall an­gels shine

Such as min­is­tered to Thee.

Keep

O keep us

Sav­ior dear

Ever con­stant by Thy side;

That with Thee we may ap­pear

At the eter­nal East­er­tide.