In Thy Holy Keeping

Savior

in Thy ho­ly keep­ing

Take

O take our hearts anew;

Guard us from the world’s temp­ta­tion

All the pil­grim jour­ney thro’.

By Thy grace

O Lord

de­fend us

While as strang­ers here we roam

In Thy ten­der mer­cy lead us

Till we reach our heav’n­ly home.

Let our faith in Thee be cen­tered

Growing bright­er day by day;

Let our hop­es be clear and stead­fast

All along our home­ward way.

Let our love be deep and fer­vent

Like to Thine

so full and free

And at last

when Heav’n we en­ter

Let Thy name our pass­word be.