I. S. Stevenson
HOLY Father, in Thy mercy
Hear our anxious prayer,
Keep our loved ones, now far distant,
’Neath Thy care.
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Jesus, Saviour, let Thy presence
Be their light and guide;
Keep, oh, keep them, in their weakness,
At Thy side.
3
When in sorrow, when in danger,
When in loneliness,
In Thy love look down and comfort
Their distress.
4
May the joy of Thy salvation
Be their strength and stay;
May they love and may they praise Thee
Day by day.
5
Holy Spirit, let Thy teaching
Sanctify their life;
Send Thy grace, that they may conquer
In the strife.
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Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
God the One in Three,
Bless them, guide them, save them, keep them
Near to Thee.