Look up­on us, bless­èd Lord,
Take our wan­der­ing thoughts and guide us;
We have come to hear Thy Word,
With Thy teach­ing now pro­vide us,
That, from earth’s dis­tract­ions turn­ing,
We Thy mes­sage may be learn­ing.

For Thy Spir­it’s ra­di­ance bright
We, as­semb­led here, are hop­ing;
If Thou shouldst with­hold the light,
In the dark our souls were grop­ing:
In each word and thought di­rect us:
Thou, Thou only, canst cor­rect us.

Brightness of the Fa­ther’s face,
Light of light, from God pro­ceed­ing,
Make us rea­dy in this place;
Ear and heart await Thy lead­ing.
Fill with life and ins­pi­ra­tion
Every pray­er and me­di­ta­tion.