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L. M.
I pray—that thou shouldst keep, etc.
John 17:12.
While others pray for grace to die
O Lord, I pray for grace to live;
For every hour a fresh supply;
O see my need and freely give.
2 I do not dread the hour of death;
If I am thine, no fears remain;
I know that with my parting breath
I yield for ever mortal pain.
3 E’en if the darkness should appear
Too deep for faith as well as sight,
If I am thine, thou wilt be near,
And take me to thy heavenly light.
4 But O! my Lord, in life’s highway
I crave the sunshine of thy face;
And every moment of the day
I need thy strong supporting grace.
5 I dare not—will not—Lord, deny
That heart and feet both go astray;
Therefore the more to thee I cry
To keep me in the chosen way.
6 The more my sin and unbelief
Keep me from walking near to thee,
The more, Lord Jesus, is my grief—
The more I long thy face to see.