Scripture Verse

Hear my prayer, O Lord. Psalm 102:2

Introduction

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Henry L. Jenner (1820–1898)
National Portrait Gallery

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Words: E. C. W., in Gar­rett Hor­der’s Book of Praise for Child­ren, 1875. Ac­cord­ing to Ju­li­an, the au­thor was a la­dy who pub­lished anon­ym­ous­ly through John Hodg­es of Frome.

Music: Quam Di­lec­ta Hen­ry L. Jen­ner, 1861 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know the au­thor’s full name, or where to get a good pho­to of her (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

My Fa­ther, hear my pray­er
Before I go to rest;
It is Thy trust­ful child
That com­eth to be blest.

Forgive me all my sin,
And let me sleep this night
In safe­ty and in peace
Until the morn­ing light.

Lord, help me ev­ery day
To love Thee more and more,
And try to do Thy will
Much bet­ter than be­fore.

Now look up­on me, Lord,
Ere I lie down to rest;
It is Thy trust­ful child
That com­eth to be blest.