Sweet Saviour! bless us ere we go

Father Faber
Nicola A. Montani

Andante ma non troppo

1.
Sweet Saviour! Bless us ere we go;
Thy word into our minds instill;
And make our lukewarm hearts to glow
With lowly love and fervent will.

Refrain
Thro' life's long day
and deaths dark night,
O gentle Jesus! be our light;
Jesus! be our light.

2.
The day is done; its hours have run;
And Thou hast taken count of all,
The scanty triumphs grace hath won,
The broken vow, and frequent fall.

3.
Grant us, dear Lord! From evil ways
True absolution and release;
And bless us more than in past days
With purity and inward peace.

4.
For all we love, the poor, the sad,
The sinful, unto Thee we call;
Oh let Thy mercy make us glad;
Thou art out Jesus and our All.

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