So my hands to Thee extending,
As Thy child, I raise my pray'r.
Father! deign Thy grace to give me,
That I may with all my might
Thee embrace both day and night,
All my life may never leave thee,
And when life is o'er with me,
Love and praise eternally.
PROTECTION OF GOD IN HITHERTO DANGEROUS TIMES OF WAR.
How heavy is the burden made