Giver and Guardian of My Sleep

Giver and Guard­ian of my sleep

To praise Thy name I wake;

Still

Lord

Thy help­less serv­ant keep

For Thy own mer­cy’s sake.

The bless­ing of ano­ther day

I thank­ful­ly re­ceive:

O may I on­ly Thee ob­ey

And to Thy glo­ry live.

Vouchsafe to keep my soul from sin

Its cru­el pow­er sus­pend

Till all this strife and war with­in

In per­fect peace shall end.

O res­cue me from self and pride

Curb and keep down my will;

My ap­pe­tites and pass­ions chide

And bid the sea be still.

Upon me lay Thy migh­ty hand

My words and thoughts re­strain;

Bow my whole soul to Thy com­mand

Nor let my faith be vain.

Prisoner of hope

I wait the hour

Which shall sal­va­tion bring

When all I am shall own Thy pow­er

And call my Je­sus King.

Thou wilt

I stead­fast­ly be­lieve

Thou wilt the cap­tive free;

Freedom

full

per­fect free­dom give

And more than vic­to­ry.

Tho’ now to ev­ery sin in­clined

I shall be as Thou art;

Lowly as Thine shall be my mind

And meek and pure my heart.

Anger and lust Thou wilt e­xpel

And pride by strong­er grace;

They can in me no long­er dwell

When Je­sus fills the place.

Thy pre­sence

Lord

the place shall fill

My heart shall be Thy throne

Thy holy

just and per­fect will

Shall in my flesh be done.

I thank Thee for the fu­ture grace

And now in hope re­joice

In con­fi­dence to see Thy face

And al­ways hear Thy voice.

I have the things I ask of Thee

What shall I more re­quire?

That still my soul may rest­less be

And on­ly Thee de­sire.

Or let me

if I more would have

This last de­sire sub­mit

And lie

till Thou seest good to save

Expecting at Thy feet.

Thy on­ly will be done

not mine

But make me

Lord

Thy home;

Come when Thou wilt

I that re­sign

But O! my Je­sus

come!