1 O Saviour, bless us ere we go;
thy word into our minds instil,
and make our lukewarm hearts to glow
with lowly love and fervent will.
Through life's long day and death's dark night,
O gentle Jesus, be our Light.
2 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.
Through life's long day and death's dark night,
O gentle Jesus, be our Light.
3 Grant us, dear Lord, from evil ways
true absolution and release;
and bless us, more than in past days,
with purity and inward peace.
Through life's long day and death's dark night,
O gentle Jesus, be our Light.
4 Do more than pardon; give us joy,
sweet fear and sober liberty,
and simple hearts without alloy
that only long to be like thee.
Through life's long day and death's dark night,
O gentle Jesus, be our Light.
5 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.
Through life's long day and death's dark night,
O gentle Jesus, be our Light.
Source: CPWI Hymnal #24
Raised in the Church of England, Frederick W. Faber (b. Calverly, Yorkshire, England, 1814; d. Kensington, London, England, 1863) came from a Huguenot and strict Calvinistic family background. He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford, and ordained in the Church of England in 1839. Influenced by the teaching of John Henry Newman, Faber followed Newman into the Roman Catholic Church in 1845 and served under Newman's supervision in the Oratory of St. Philip Neri. Because he believed that Roman Catholics should sing hymns like those written by John Newton, Charles Wesley, and William Cowpe, Faber wrote 150 hymns himself. One of his best known, "Faith of Our Fathers," originally had these words in its third stanza: "Faith of Our Fathers! Mary'… Go to person page >
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