The Hymnal ‎#36

36. Lord, for tomorrow and its needs

Lord, for tomorrow and its needs
I do not pray;
Keep me, my God, from stain of sin,
Just for today.

Help me to labour earnestly
And duly pray;
Let me be kind in word and deed,
Father, today.

Let me be slow to do my will,
Prompt to obey;
Help me to sacrifice myself
Gladly, today.

Let me no wrong or idle word
Unthinking say;
Set thou a seal upon my lips
Through all today.

Let me in season, Lord, be grave,
In season gay:
Let me be faithful to thy grace,
Dear Lord, today.

And if today this life of mine
Should ebb away,
Give me thy Sacrament divine,
Father, today.

So for tomorrow and its needs
I do not pray:
Still keep me, guide me, love me, Lord,
Through each today.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, for tomorrow and its needs
• Author: Mary Xavier (1877)
• Meter: 8.4.8.4
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1916
• Topic: Through the Week; Visitation

Tune Information

• Name: RAYMOND
• Composer: T. Tertius Noble (1917)
• Meter: 8.4.8.4
• Incipit: 33355 67165 43333
• Key: E♭ Major