| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). A Victorian Anthology, 1837–1895. 1895. |
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| Prayer to the Trinity |
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| LEAD us, heavenly Father, lead us | |
| O’er the world’s tempestuous sea; | |
| Guard us, guide us, keep us, feed us, | |
| For we have no help but thee; | |
| Yet possessing | 5 |
| Every blessing, | |
| If our God our Father be. | |
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| Saviour, breathe forgiveness o’er us; | |
| All our weakness thou dost know; | |
| Thou didst tread this earth before us, | 10 |
| Thou didst feel its keenest woe; | |
| Lone and dreary, | |
| Faint and weary, | |
| Through the desert thou didst go. | |
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| Spirit of our God, descending, | 15 |
| Fill our hearts with heavenly joy; | |
| Love with every passion blending, | |
| Pleasure that can never cloy: | |
| Thus provided, | |
| Pardon’d, guided, | 20 |
| Nothing can our peace destroy. | |
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