The Church Hymnal ‎#278b

278b. O Lord, our strength in weakness

1 O Lord, our strength in weakness,
We pray to Thee for grace;
For power to fight the battle,
For speed to run the race;
When Thy baptismal waters
Were poured upon our brow,
We then were made Thy children,
And pledged our earliest vow;

2 We then were sealed and hallowed
By Thy life-giving word;
Were made the Spirit's temples,
And members of the Lord;
With His own blood He bought us,
And made the purchase sure;
His are we: may He keep us
Sober, and chaste, and pure.

3 Conformed to His own likeness
May we so live and die,
That in the grave our bodies
In holy peace may lie;
And at the resurrection
Forth from those graves may spring,
Like to the glorious body
Of Christ, our Lord and King.

4 The pure in heart are blessèd,
For they shall see the Lord
Forever and forever
By seraphim adored;
And they shall drink the pleasures,
Such as no tongue can tell,
From the clear crystal river,
And life's eternal well.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O Lord, our strength in weakness
• Author: C. Wordsworth
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.D.
• Publication Date: 1894
• Topic: Temperance; Baptism; Parochial Missions

Tune Information

• Name: LANCASHIRE
• Composer: H. Smart
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.D.
• Key: D♭ Major