GOD’S SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE

Forsake me not, my God,
Thou God of my salvation!
Give me Thy light, to be
My sure illumination.
My soul to folly turns,
Seeking she knows not what;
Oh! lead her to Thyself–
My God, forsake me not!

Forsake me not, my God!
Take not Thy Spirit from me;
And suffer not the might
Of sin to overcome me.
A father pitieth
The children he begot;
My Father, pity me–
My God, forake me not.

Forsake me not, my God!
Thou God of life and power,
Enliven, stengthen me
In every evil hour;
And when the sinful fire
Within my heart is hot,
Be not Thou far from me–
My God, forsake me not!

Fosake me not, my God!
Uphold me in my going,
That evermore I may
Please Thee in all well-doing,
And that Thy will, O Lord!
May never be forgot,
In all my works and ways–
My God forsake me not!

Forsake me not, my God!
I would be thine for ever!
Confirm me mightily
In every right endeavor:
And when my hour is come,
Cleansed from all stain and spot
Of sin, receive my soul–
My God, forsake me not!

From The Changed Cross

Translated from the German