O How Blest the Hour, Lord Jesus
"Blessed are they that hear the word of God and keep it." - Luke 11:28
VERSE 1
O how blest the hour, Lord Jesus,
When we can to Thee draw near,
Promises so sweet and precious
From Thy gracious lips to hear!
VERSE 2
Be with us this day to bless us,
That we may not hear in vain;
With the saving truths impress us,
Which the words of life contain.
VERSE 3
See us, eager for salvation,
Sit, graat Master, at Thy feet,
And with breathless expectation,
Hang upon Thine accents sweet.
VERSE 4
Open Thou our minds, and lead us
Safely on our heavenward way;
With the lamp of truth precede us,
That we may not go astray.
VERSE 5
Make us gentle, meeek, and humble,
And yet bold in doing right;
Scatter darkness, lest we stumble;
Men walk safely in the light.
VERSE 6
Lord, endue Thy word from heaven,
With such light, and love, and pow'r
That in us its silent leaven
May work on from hour to hour.
VERSE 7
Give us grace to bear our witness,
To the truths we have embrace;
And let others both their sweetness,
And their quick'ning virtue taste.