Hymnal: The Christian Hymn Book
Date: 1865
Compiler: Alexander Campbell
Publisher/Printer: Central Book Concern
First Line: Lord I have foes without within
Topic: The New Life/Temptations and Conflicts
Writer: <no first name given> Montgomery
Composer:
Meter: LM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 853
Page Number: 502, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsLord! I have foes without, within,
The world, the flesh, indwelling sin,
Life's daily ills, temptation's power,
The tempted spirit's weaker hour.
Yet, in the gloom of silent thought,
I call to mind what God hath wrought,--
Thy wonders in the days of old,
Thy mercies great and manifold.
O, then to thee I stretch my hands,
Like failing streams through desert sands;
I thirst for thee, as harvest plains,
Parched by the summer, thirst for rains!
Teach me thy will, subdue my own;
Thou art my God, and thou alone;
Release my soul from trouble, Lord!
Quicken and keep me by thy word.