Thy pre­sence, gra­cious God, af­ford;
Prepare us to re­ceive Thy Word:
Now let Thy voice en­gage our ear,
And faith be mixed with what we hear.

Distracting thoughts and cares re­move,
And fix our hearts and hopes above:
With food di­vine may we be fed,
And sa­tis­fied with liv­ing bread.

To us the sac­red Word ap­ply
With so­ver­eign pow­er and en­er­gy;
And may we, in Thy faith and fear,
Reduce to prac­tice what we hear.

Father, in us Thy Son re­veal;
Teach us to know and do Thy will.
Thy sav­ing power and love dis­play,
And guide us to the realms of day.