In Fear and Trembling

Verse 1

Father of lights, Thy needful aid To us who ask impart; Mistrustful of ourselves, afraid Of our own treacherous heart.

Verse 2

Our only Help in danger's hour, Our only Strength Thou art; Above the world and tempter's power, And greater than our heart.

Verse 3

Us from ourselves Thou canst secure In nature's slippery ways; And make our feeble footsteps sure By Thy sufficient grace.

Verse 4

If on Thy promised grace alone We faithfully depend, Thou surely wilt protect Thy own, And keep us to the end.