1 Save all my children, Lord!
For less I dare not ask;
I know thou wilt fulfil thy word
If I fulfil my task.
2 Thy word is "Work and pray:
Toil on 'mid hopes and fears:
The sowing brings the reaping day,
The harvest follows tears."
3 Oh, let me strive to be
The laborer thou wilt bless,
And hourly offer unto thee
The works of righteousness
4 Yet, when my best is done,
'Tis sin and folly still;
My only plea is that thy Son
Wrought out thy perfect will.
5 Then hear me while I ask,
"Save all my children, Lord!"
While I, in faith, fulfil my task,
Do thou fulfil thy word.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Save all my children, Lord! |
Meter: | S. M. |
Publication Date: | 1870 |
Notes: | Tune for 431 in "American Sunday School Hymn Book" (ASS1860a). [Tune, p. 110] |