O Lord, our strength in weakness

Verse 1

O Lord, our strength in weakness, We pray to Thee for grace; For pow'r to fight the battle, For speed to run the race; When Thy baptismal waters Were poured upon our brow, We then were made Thy children, And pledged our earliest vow.

Verse 2

We then were sealed and hallowed By Thy life-giving Word, Were made the Spirit's temples, And members of the Lord; With His own blood He bought us, And made the purchase sure; His are we: may He keep us Forever chaste and pure.

Verse 3

Conformed to His own likeness May we so live and die, That in the grave our bodies In holy peace may lie, And at the resurrection Forth from those graves may spring Like to the glorious body Of Christ, our Lord and King.

Verse 4

The pure in heart are blessèd, For they shall see the Lord Forever and forever By Seraphim adored; And they shall drink the pleasures, Such as no tongue can tell, From heaven' crystal river, And life's eternal well.

Verse 5

Amen.