Verse 1
Jesu, my Saviour, brother, friend,
On whom I cast my every care,
On whom for all things I depend,
Inspire, and then accept my prayer.

Verse 2
If I have tasted of thy grace,
The grace that sure salvation brings,
If with me now thy Spirit stays,
And hovering hides me in his wings.

Verse 3
Still let him with my weakness stay,
Nor for a moment’s space depart,
Evil, and danger turn away,
And keep, till he renews my heart.

Verse 4
When to the left or right I stray,
His voice behind me may I hear,
“Return, and walk in Christ thy way,
Fly back to Christ, for sin is near.”

Verse 5
His sacred unction from above
Be still my Comforter, and guide,
Till all the stony he remove,
And in my loving heart reside.

Verse 6
Jesu, I fain would walk in thee,
From nature’s every path retreat,
Thou art my way; my leader be,
And set upon the rock my feet.

Verse 7
Uphold me, Saviour, or I fall,
O reach me out thy gracious hand,
Only on thee for help I call,
Only by faith in thee I stand.

Verse 8
Pierce, fill me with an humble fear,
My utter helplesness reveal;
Satan, and sin are always near,
Thee may I always nearer feel.

Verse 9
O that to thee my constant mind,
Might with an even flame aspire!
Pride in its earliest motions find,
And mark the risings of desire.

Verse 10
O that my tender soul might fly
The first abhor’d approach of ill,
Quick, as the apple of an eye,
The slightest touch of sin to feel.

Verse 11
Till thou anew my soul create,
Still may I strive, and watch, and pray,
Humbly, and confidently wait,
And long to see thy perfect day.

Verse 12
My whole regard still may I place
On the faint ray of opening light,
(The sure prophetick word of grace)
That glimmers thro’ my nature’s night.

Verse 13
Here let my soul’s sure anchor be,
Here let me fix my wishful eyes,
And wait till I exult to see
The Day-Star in my heart arise.

Verse 14
My Lord, thou wilt not long delay,
This inward calm proclaims thee near,
Sorrow, and doubt are fled away,
My Lord shall in my heart appear.

Verse 15
Jesu, my Saviour, brother, friend,
As I believe, so let it be;
O make me patient to the end,
And then reveal thyself in me.