O God, for­sake me not!
Thy gra­cious pre­sence lend me;
Lead Thou Thy help­less child;
Thy Ho­ly Spi­rit send me
That I my course may run,
Be Thou my light, my lot,
My staff, my rock, my shield—
O God, for­sake me not!

O God, for­sake me not!
Take not Thy Spi­rit from me
And suf­fer not the might
Of sin to ov­er­come me.
Increase my fee­ble faith,
Which Thou Thy­self hast wrought.
Be Thou my streng­th and pow­er—
O God, for­sake me not!

O God, for­sake me not!
Lord, hear my sup­pli­ca­tion!
In ev­ery ev­il hour
Help me o’er­come temp­ta­tion;
And when the prince of hell
My con­science seeks to blot,
Be Thou not far from me—
O God, for­sake me not!

O God, for­sake me not!
Thy mercy I’m ad­dress­ing;
O Fa­ther, God of Love,
Grant me Thy hea­ven­ly bless­ing
To do when du­ty calls
Whate’er Thou didst al­lot,
To do what pleas­eth Thee—
O God, for­sake me not!

O God, for­sake me not!
Lord, I am Thine for­ev­er.
Grant me true faith in Thee;
Grant that I leave Thee ne­ver.
Grant me a bless­èd end
When my good fight is fought;
Help me in life and death—
O God, for­sake me not!