Shepherd di­vine, our wants re­lieve
In this our ev­il day,
To all Thy tempt­ed fol­low­ers give
The pow­er to watch and pray.

Long as our fie­ry tri­als last,
Long as the cross we bear,
O let our souls on Thee be cast
In ne­ver ceas­ing pray­er!

The Spir­it of in­ter­ced­ing grace
Give us in faith to claim;
To wres­tle till we see Thy face,
And know Thy hid­den name.

Till thou Thy per­fect love im­part,
Till thou thy­self be­stow,
Be this the cry of ev­ery heart,
“I will not let Thee go:

“I will not let Thee go, un­less
Thou tell Thy name to me,
With all Thy great sal­va­tion bless,
And make me all like Thee:

Then let me on the mount­ain top
Behold Thy op­en face,
Where faith in sight is swal­lowed up,
And pray­er in end­less praise.