Scripture Verse

Lord, have patience with me. Matthew 18:26

Introduction

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Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894)

Words: Ro­bert Lou­is Ste­ven­son (1850–1894). Ar­ranged by Shep­herd Knapp, 1902.

Music: Dia­de­ma Jo­seph Barn­by, 1883 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Alternate Tune:

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Joseph Barnby (1838–1896)

Lyrics

Thy peo­ple, Lord, of many lands and na­tions,
In ev­en­ing praise are met to wait Thy will;
Weak men and wo­men, liv­ing by Thy pa­tience—
Be ve­ry pa­tient still.

Suffer us, yet, O Lord, a lit­tle long­er;
With all our brok­en pur­pos­es of good—
Suffer us yet, and make our spir­its strong­er
To serve Thee as we should.

Be with us all, dear Lord, guard Thou our sleep­ing;
If any wak­en, tem­per Thou the gloom
Of night’s dark watch­es qui­et in Thy keep­ing
Until the day shall come.

Call us to la­bor blithe­ly on the mor­row,
With morn­ing fac­es and with morn­ing hearts;
Or if the day that dawns be marked for sor­row,
Nerve us to bear our parts.