Help Me to Be Holy

Verse 1

Help me to be holy, O Father of light; Guilt-burdened and lowly, I bow in Thy sight; How shall a stained conscience Dare gaze on Thy face, E’en though in Thy presence Thou grant me a place?

Verse 2

Help me to be holy, O Savior divine; Why conquer so slowly This nature of mine? Stamp deeply Thy likeness Where Satan’s hath been; Expel with Thy brightness My darkness and sin!

Verse 3

Help me to be holy, O Spirit divine; Come, sanctify wholly This temple of Thine; Now cast out each idol, Here set up Thy throne. Reign, reign without rival, Supreme and alone!

Verse 4

Amen.