Try Us, O God

Try us

O God

and search the ground

Of ev­ery sin­ful heart;

Whate’er of sin in us is found

O bid it all de­part.

When to the right or left we stray

Leave us not com­fort­less;

But guide our feet in­to the way

Of ev­er­last­ing peace.

Help us to help each oth­er

Lord

Each oth­er’s cross to bear;

Let each his friend­ly aid af­ford

And feel his bro­ther’s care.

Help us to build each oth­er up

Our lit­tle stock improve;

Increase our faith

con­firm our hope

And per­fect us in love.

Up un­to Thee

our liv­ing head

Let us in all things grow

Till Thou hast made us free in­deed

And sin­less here be­low.

Then when the migh­ty work is wrought

Receive Thy rea­dy bride:

Give us in Heav’n a hap­py lot

With all the sanc­ti­fied.