Lord, Grant Us, Though Deeply Abased

Above:  The Reading of the Gospel, Diocesan Confirmation, the Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta, Georgia, April 6, 2014

Image Source = Bill Monk, Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta

Hymn Source = Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church (1969), of the Moravian Church in America

Words by Ludolph Ernst Schlicht (1714-1769)

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1.  Lord, grant us, though deeply abased with shame,

With true Christian courage to act in Thy Name;

In Thy blessed work may we always abound,

And let with success all our labor be crowned.

2.  Give grace, that as brethren we join hands in love,

Engaging to Thee ever faithful to prove,

Whate’er to Thy service appointed we stand,

To sow or to reap at Thy call and command.

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