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!

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.

See us, eager for salvation,

Sit, great Master, at Thy feet,

And with breathless expectation

Hang upon Thine accents sweet.

Open Thou our minds, and lead us

Safely on our heaveward way;

With the lamp of truth precede us,

That we may not go astray.

Make us gentle, meek and humble;

And yet bold in doing right:

Scatter darkness, lest we stumble;

Men walk safely in the light.

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.

Give us grace to bear our witness

To the truths we have embraced;

And let others see their sweetness

And their quick’ning virture taste.