Father, behold with gracious eye
The souls before Thy throne,
Who now present their sacrifice,
And seek Thee in Thy Son.

Will pleased in Him Thyself declare
Thy pardoning love reveal,
The peaceful answer of our prayer
To every conscience seal.

Meanest* of all Thy servants, I
Those happier spirits meet,
And mix with theirs my feeble cry,
And worship at Thy feet.

On me, on all, some gift bestow,
Some blessing now impart;
The seed of life eternal sow
In every mournful heart.

Thy loving, powerful Spirit shed,
And speak our sins forgiven,
Or haste throughout the lump to spread
The sanctifying leaven.

Refresh us with a ceaseless shower
Of graces from above,
'Til all receive the perfect power
Of everlasting love.

Charles Wesley

*Most humble

Copied from my grandmother’s hymnal, Hymn Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Publishing House of the M. E. Church, South: Nashville, TN, 1901, Hymn #315.

Note: This hymn is in the public domain. Also, the hymns in this hymnal are not titled. So when I do not know the hymn, I generally use the first line as the title.

Photo taken in Milton, FL, 2021

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