Come now, O Lord, and teach us how to pray,
Teach us to ask our­selves from day to day
If we are Thine and Thine alone will be
Through earth­ly days and through eter­ni­ty.

Come now, O Lord, and search each in­most thought,
Ask if we love and serve Thee as we ought.
Do we at­tempt to do Thy ho­ly will?
Does con­stant love for Thee our bo­soms fill?

Come now, O Lord, and from Thy boun­te­ous store,
Teach luke­warm hearts to love Thee more and more,
And many sin­ners now from Thee astray
Do Thou con­vert and strength­en day by day.

Come now, O Lord, and as in days of old
Do Thou to us Thy Spir­it now un­fold;
Pour forth Thy love and all ab­ound­ing grace
Till we in spir­it see Thee face to face.