How Sweet to Be Allowed to Pray

How sweet to be al­lowed to pray

To God

the ho­ly One

With fil­ial love and trust to say

O God

Thy will be done!

We in these sac­red words can find

A cure for ev­ery ill;

They calm and soothe the trou­bled mind

And bid all care be still.

O let that will which gave me breath

And an im­mor­tal soul

In joy or grief

in life or death

My ev­ery wish con­trol.

O teach my heart the bless­èd way

To imi­tate Thy Son!

Teach me

O God

in truth to pray

Thy will

not mine

be done.