A Song of Consecration

Verse 1

I ask, O Lord, in simple faith This one request of Thee, That, consecrated to Thy work, My life henceforth may be; O teach me how the lost to win, Poor wand’ring souls to seek, Direct my footsteps where to go And give me words to speak.

Verse 2

O grant me strength to labor still, Where’er Thou bid’st me toil, To persevere with cheerful heart Tho’ rough may be the soil; If called to suffer for Thy sake, O let me not repine, But follow where my duty leads, And have no will but Thine.

Verse 3

Thy blessed Spirit may I show, Thy pure, unselfish love; And thro’ Thy grace some wan’rer guide To life and peace above; To watch and wait and work for Thee, Be this my constant care; O grant me access to Thy throne, Thro’ humble, grateful prayer.