HUMBLE us, Lord, before Thy Word, All needy souls alike to Thee; As gracious wisdom now is heard, Impress our minds to hear and see.
Quell our vain trust in rank and wealth, Our moral helplessness lay bare; For who can buy a place in Heaven, Or give a ransom to be there?
How costly is the soul’s release From death’s eternal agony! A price that none can pay, but One Who came and died to set us free.
The foolish and the wise alike, Must forfeit all they hold so dear; And, though they sweep aside the thought, Submit to death’s decisive hour.
O bless us now, lest we should spurn The light of grace, the saving Word; And through self-adulation go, Stripped of all good, to meet our God.
Lord, stir our souls, lest we should be Judged with the lost when death shall fall; O may we taste converting grace, And hear and love the Gospel call.
Evangelical Psalter © The Wakeman Trust