Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#178

178. Hear my Prayer, O Heavenly Father

1 Hear my prayer, O Heavenly Father,
Ere I lay me down to sleep;
Bid Thy angels, pure and holy,
Round my bed their vigil keep.

2 Great my sins are, but Thy mercy
Far outweighs them everyone;
Down before Thy cross I cast them,
Trusting in Thy help alone.

3 Keep me, through this night of peril,
Underneath its boundless shade;
Take me to Thy rest, I pray Thee,
When my pilgrimage is made.

4 None shall measure out Thy patience,
By the span of human thought;
None shall bound the tender mercies
Which Thy Holy Son hath wrought.

5 Pardon all my past transgressions;
Give me strength for days to come;
Guide and guard me with Thy blessing,
Till Thine angels bid me home.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Hear my prayer, O Heavenly Father
• Title: Hear my Prayer, O Heavenly Father
• Author: Harriet Parr (1856)
• Meter: 8 7, 8 7.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1901
• Topic: Worship
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: DEVOTION
• Composer: Edmund S. Carter
• Meter: 8 7, 8 7.
• Notes: Now Public Domain.