Sweet Sav­ior! bless us ere we go;
Thy Word in­to our minds in­still,
And make our luke­warm hearts to glow
With low­ly love and fer­vent will.

Refrain

Through life’s long day and death’s dark night,
O gen­tle Je­sus, be our light!

The day is done; its hours have run;
And Thou hast tak­en count of all—
The scan­ty tri­umphs grace hath won,
The brok­en vow, the fre­quent fall.

Refrain

Grant us, dear Lord! from ev­il ways
True ab­so­lution and re­lease;
And bless us, more than in past days,
With pu­ri­ty and in­ward peace.

Refrain

Do more than par­don; give us joy,
Sweet fear, and so­ber li­ber­ty,
And sim­ple hearts with­out al­loy
That on­ly long to be like Thee.

Refrain

Labor is sweet, for Thou hast toiled,
And care is light, for Thou hast cared;
Ah! ne­ver let our works be soiled,
With strife, or by deceit en­snared.

Refrain

For all we love, the poor, the sad,
The sin­ful—un­to Thee we call;
O let Thy mer­cy make us glad:
Thou art our Je­sus, and our All!

Refrain

Sweet Sav­ior! bless us; night is come;
Through night and dark­ness near us be;
Good an­gels watch about our home,
And we are one day near­er Thee!

Refrain