Christ our Guide

Verse 1

Whene'er the angry passions rise, And tempt our thoughts and tongues to strife; To Jesus let us lift our eyes-- Bright pattern of the Christian life.

Verse 2

Oh how benevolent and kind! How mild--how ready to forgive! Be this the temper of our mind, And these the rules by which we live.

Verse 3

To do His heavenly Father's will Was His employment and delight; Humility and holy zeal Shone through His life divinely bright.

Verse 4

Dispensing good where'er He came, The labors of His life were love: Then, if we bear the Saviour's name, Our souls let His example move.

Verse 5

But! ah, how blind, how weak we are, How frail, how apt to turn aside; Lord, we depend upon Thy care, And ask Thy Spirit for our guide.

Verse 6

Thy fair example may we trace, To teach us what we ought to be; Make us, by Thy transforming grace, Dear Saviour, daily more like Thee.