My God, My Strength, My Hope

My God

my strength

my hope

On Thee I cast my care

With hum­ble con­fi­dence look up

And know Thou hear’st my pray­er.

Give me on Thee to wait

Till I can all things do;

On Thee

al­migh­ty to cre­ate

Almighty to re­new.

I want a so­ber mind

A self-re­nounc­ing will

That tram­ples down and casts be­hind

The baits of pleas­ing ill;

A soul in­ured to pain

To hard­ship

grief

and loss

Bold to take up

firm to sus­tain

The con­se­crat­ed cross.

I want a god­ly fear

A quick-dis­cern­ing eye

That looks to Thee when sin is near

And bids the tempt­er fly;

A spirit still pre­pared

And armed with jea­lous care

Forever stand­ing on its guard

And watch­ing un­to pray­er.

I want a true re­gard

A sin­gle

stea­dy aim

Unmoved by threat­en­ing or re­ward

To Thee and Thy great name;

This bless­ing above all

Always to pray

I want:

Out of the deep on Thee to call

And nev­er

nev­er faint.

I rest up­on Thy word;

The pro­mise is for me;

My suc­cor and sal­va­tion

Lord

Shall sure­ly come from Thee;

But let me still abide

Nor from my hope re­move

Till Thou my pa­tient spir­it guide

Into Thy per­fect love.