Jesu, Lord of life and glory

Verse 1

Jesus, Lord of life and glory, bend from heav'n thy gracious ear; while our waiting souls adore thee, Friend of helpless sinners, hear:

Chorus

by thy mercy, O deliver us, good Lord.

Verse 2

From the depth of nature's blindness, from the hard'ning pow'r of sin, from all malice and unkindness, from the pride that lurks within,

Verse 3

When temptation sorely presses, In the day of Satan's pow'r, In our times of deep distresses, In each dark and trying hour,

Verse 4

When the world around is smiling, in the time of wealth and ease, earthly joys our hearts beguiling, in the day of health and peace,

Verse 5

In our weary hours of sickness, in our times of grief and pain, when we feel our mortal weakness, when the creature's help is vain,

Verse 6

In the solemn hour of dying, in the awful Judgment Day, may our souls, on thee relying, find thee still our rock and stay: