For the Tempted, Lord, We Pray

Verse 1

For the tempted, Lord, we pray; For the souls that go astray; Weak and weary, tempest-tost, Stars all hid, and compass lost; Sailors on the dang’rous seas,— God of love, we pray for these.

Verse 2

For the tempted, Lord, we pray; Thou didst make them, Thine are they: When alluring forms are nigh, When a thousand voices cry, Loud and clear above them all Let them hear Thy tender call.

Verse 3

For the tempted, Lord, we pray; For the souls that go astray, Beaten back by storm and sleet, Scorned by all they chance to meet; On them let Thy mercy shine, Still remember they are Thine.

Verse 4

For the tempted, Lord, we pray; Dust and ashes—such are they? Hear them while they make their moan; Thou canst save and Thou alone: See, their feet are on the sands; Christ of Calvary, hold their hands.