MY God, prepare me for that hour When most thy aid I want; Uphold me by thy mighty power, Nor let my spirits faint. I ask not life, I ask not ease, But patience to submit To what shall best thy goodness please, Then come what thou seest fit. Come pain, or agony, or death, If such the will divine; With joy shall I give up my breath, If resignation's mine. One wish to name I'd humbly dare, If death thy pleasure be; O may the harmless babe I bear Haply expire with me. |