Wilt Thou Hear the Voice of Praise?

Wilt Thou hear the voice of praise

Which the lit­tle child­ren raise

Thou who art

from end­less days

Glorious God of all?

While the circ­ling year has sped

Thou hast heav­en­ly bless­ings shed

Like the dew

up­on each head;

Still on Thee we call.

Still Thy con­stant care be­stow;

Let us each in wis­dom grow

And in fa­vor while be­low

With the God above.

In our hearts the Spir­it mild

Which ad­orned the Sav­ior child

Gently soothe each im­pulse wild

To the sway of love.

Thine ex­am­ple

kept in view

Jesus

help us to pur­sue;

Lead us all our jour­ney through

By Thy guid­ing hand;

And when life on earth is o’er

Where the blest dwell ev­er­more

May we praise Thee and ad­ore

An un­brok­en band.