O Lord, Thy be­ne­dic­tion give
On all who teach, on all who learn,
So that Thy church may ho­li­er live,
And ev­ery lamp more bright­ly burn.

Give those who teach pure hearts of love—
Hearts filled with faith and warmed by pray­er—
And souls at­tuned to Thee above,
That they may guide Thy peo­ple there.

Give those that learn the will­ing ear,
The spi­rit meek, the guile­less mind.
Such gifts will make the low­li­est here
Far better than a king­dom find.

O bless the shep­herd, bless the sheep,
That guide and guid­ed both be one,
One in the faith­ful watch they keep,
One in the joy of work well done.