Alas, what hour­ly dan­gers rise!
What snares be­set my way!
To Heav’n O let me lift my eyes,
And hour­ly watch and pray.

How oft my mourn­ful thoughts com­plain,
And melt in flow­ing tears!
My weak re­sist­ance, ah, how vain!
How strong my foes and fears!

My gra­cious God, in whom I live,
My fee­ble ef­forts aid,
Help me to watch, and pray, and strive,
Though trem­bling and afraid.

Increase my faith, in­crease my hope,
When foes and fears pre­vail;
And bear my faint­ing spi­rit up;
Or soon my strength will fail.

Whene’er temp­ta­tions fright my heart,
Or lure my feet aside,
My God, Thy pow­er­ful aid im­part,
My guard­ian and my guide.

O keep me in Thy heav’n­ly way,
And bid the tempt­er flee,
And let me ne­ver, ne­ver stray
From hap­pi­ness and Thee.