Heavenward now my hands extending,
Jesus, Lord, to Thee I pray;
Now in prayer my knees I’m bending,
Since on earth I still must stay,
In thy Church still wage my war—
Drive, good Lord! my foes afar.
In the strife the victory lend me
Over hell, the world, and sin;
With thy grace, O Lord, defend me,
When temptation’s storms begin: