“Lord Behold Us at Thy Feet”

“O Lord, Behold Us at Thy Feet”

O Lord, behold us at thy feet,
A small paternal band;
As suppliants ’round thy mercy-seat,
We come at thy command.

‘Tis for our children we would plead,
The offspring thou hast given;
Where shall we go, in time of need,
But to the God of heaven?

We ask not for them wealth and fame,
Amid the worldly strife;
But in thy all-prevailing name
We ask eternal life.

We seek the Spirit’s quick’ning grace,
To make them pure in heart,
That they may stand before thy face,
And see thee as thou art.

~ lyrics anonymous