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SWEET SAVIOR, BLESS US ERE WE GO

Sweet Saviour, bless us ere we go;

Your word into our minds instil,

and make our lukewarm

hearts to glow

with lowly love and fervent will.

Through life's long day

and death's dark night,

O gentle Jesus, be our Light.

Frederick William Faber (1814-1863)

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SWEET SAVIOUR, BLESS US ERE WE GO

The day is done, its hours have run,

and You have taken count of all,

the scanty triumphs grace has won,

the broken vow, the frequent fall.

Through life's long day

and death's dark night,

O gentle Jesus, be our Light.

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Frederick William Faber (1814-1863)

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SWEET SAVIOUR, BLESS US ERE WE GO

Grant us, dear Lord, from evil ways

true absolution and release;

and bless us, more than in past days,

with purity and inward peace.

Through life's long day

and death's dark night,

O gentle Jesus, be our Light.

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Frederick William Faber (1814-1863)

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SWEET SAVIOUR, BLESS US ERE WE GO

Do more than pardon; give us joy,

sweet fear and sober liberty,

and simple hearts without alloy

that only long to be like thee.

Through life's long day

and death's dark night,

O gentle Jesus, be our Light.

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Frederick William Faber (1814-1863)

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SWEET SAVIOUR, BLESS US ERE WE GO

Labour is sweet, for You have toiled,

And care is light, for You have cared;

Let not our works with self be soiled,

Nor in un-simple ways ensnared.

Through life's long day

and death's dark night,

O gentle Jesus, be our Light.

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Frederick William Faber (1814-1863)

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SWEET SAVIOUR, BLESS US ERE WE GO

For all we love, the poor, the sad,

the sinful, unto You we call;

O let Your mercy make us glad:

You are our Jesus, and our All.

Through life's long day

and death's dark night,

O gentle Jesus, be our Light.

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Frederick William Faber (1814-1863)

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SWEET SAVIOUR, BLESS US ERE WE GO

Sweet Saviour, bless us; night is come;

Through night and darkness near us be;

Good angels watch about our home,

And we are one day nearer You.

Through life's long day

and death's dark night,

O gentle Jesus, be our Light.

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Frederick William Faber (1814-1863)

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