Give Me, O Lord, Right Views Of Thee

Give me, O Lord, right views of Thee,

Thy glorious nature, love, and might;

And draw my spirit's eyes to see

The things concealed from mortal sight;

And in the soul which Thou hast wrought,

O breathe the understanding thought.

Give me, O Lord, right views of Thee,

And of myself and purpose here;

My life, my end, and destiny,

My secret dreams of hope and fear;

O Thou Who standst behind it all,

To Thee for light I look and call.

Give me, O Lord, right views of truth;

And give me, too, the honest mind,

Which of its freedom gives the proof

In sweet forbearance broad and kind;

Which will not barter, slight, or sell

The truth it sees, but guard it well.

Give me, O Lord, right views of truth;

Thy all discerning Spirit give,

To bring light in earliest youth

Thy living words by which men live;

Of all Thy gifts, I pray, impart

A wise and understanding heart.