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  1. 1Lord, teach us how to pray aright
  2. With reverence and with fear:
  3. Though dust and ashes in Thy sight,
  4. We may, we must draw near.
  5. 2Burdened with guilt, convinced of sin,
  6. In weakness, want, and woe.
  7. Fightings without and fears within,
  8. Lord, whither shall we go?
  9. 3God of all grace, we come to Thee
  10. With broken, contrite hearts;
  11. Give what Thine eye delight to see
  12. Truth in the inward parts.
  13. 4Give deep humility; the sense
  14. Of godly sorrow give;
  15. A strong desire, with confidence,
  16. To hear Thy voice and live;
  17. 5Faith in the only sacrifice
  18. That can for sin atone,
  19. To cast our hopes, to fix our eyes,
  20. On Christ, on Christ alone.
  21. 6Give these, and then Thy will be done;
  22. Thus strengthened with all might,
  23. We, through Thy Spirit and Thy Son,
  24. Shall pray, and pray aright.

About this music

ST. ANNE — William Croft. Setting: composite found in "The Lutheran Hymnary", 1913.. The score is from the Open Hymnal Project, copied from 'The Lutheran Hymnary', 1913, Hymn 261. Arrangement is composite, first half from "Hymns Ancient and Modern", 1869, Hymn 231. ed William Henry Monk Second half is from "The Hymnal Companion to the Book of Common Prayer", 1890, Hymn 279. ed. Charles Vincent, D.J. Wood, John Stainer; music and setting are in the public domain. The words above are from the hymnal cited on the Lord, Teach Us How to Pray Aright page.

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