PRAYER FOR ALICE
Holy Father, come Thou near to me in this trying hour;
Pour on me some sweet power, conquer in me all my fear,
So that I may gladly bear all the burden on me here
Without murmur or complaint. Be Thou near me should I faint.
This is all I ask or dare; this is all I wish or care.
Do with me just as Thou would; Father, hear me in this prayer.
Send Thou me a listening ear. Bring Thy presence very near
In this moment, ere my fear, conquer all I know or hear.
Blessed Savior, then in peace give my beating heart release,—
All its bondage, doubt and fear, as I draw me nearer, near,
To my Savior, dearest, dear.
Pour on me some sweet power, conquer in me all my fear,
So that I may gladly bear all the burden on me here
Without murmur or complaint. Be Thou near me should I faint.
This is all I ask or dare; this is all I wish or care.
Do with me just as Thou would; Father, hear me in this prayer.
Send Thou me a listening ear. Bring Thy presence very near
In this moment, ere my fear, conquer all I know or hear.
Blessed Savior, then in peace give my beating heart release,—
All its bondage, doubt and fear, as I draw me nearer, near,
To my Savior, dearest, dear.
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