O Lord, Our Strength in Weakness

O Lord

our strength in weak­ness

We pray to Thee for grace

For pow­er to fight the bat­tle

For speed to run the race;

When Thy bap­tis­mal wa­ters

Were poured up­on our brow

We then were made Thy child­ren

And pledged our ear­li­est vow.

Christ with His own blood bought us

And made the pur­chase sure;

His are we; may He keep us

Sober

and chaste

and pure.

He

God in Man

has car­ried

Our na­ture up to Heav­en;

And thence the Ho­ly Spir­it

To dwell in us has giv­en.

Conformed to His own like­ness

May we so live and die

That in the grave our bo­dies

In ho­ly peace may lie;

And at the re­sur­rect­ion

Forth from those graves may spring

Like to the glo­ri­ous bo­dy

Of Christ

our Lord and king.

The pure in heart are bless­èd

For they shall see the Lord

For ev­er and for ev­er

By se­ra­phim adored;

And they shall drink the plea­sure

Such as no tongue can tell

From the clear crys­tal riv­er

And life’s eter­nal well.

Sing there­fore to the Fa­ther

Who sent the Son in love;

And sing to God the Sav­ior

Who leads to realms above;

Sing we with saints and an­gels

Before the heav­en­ly throne

To God the Ho­ly Spir­it

Sing to the Three in One.