THE MOURNER'S PRAYER by Paul Gerhardt

Pacific Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Oakland, California · Jul 3, 1879

THE MOURNER'S PRAYER.

By Paul Gerhardt

O THOU who diedst to give us life, Full well to thee is known The cross, and all the inner strife, Of those who weep alone. And neath their burden well-nigh faint ; The aching heart's unspoken plaint Finds echo in thine own.

Ah Christ, do thou within me speak, For thou canst comfort best; The tower and stronghold of the weak, The weary wanderer's rest, Our shadow in the noonday hours, And when the tempest round us lowers, Our shelter safe and blest.

O Holy Spirit, sent of God, In whom all gladness lies, Refresh my soul, lift off her load, From thee all sadness flies ; Thou know'st the glories yet to come, The joy, the solace, of that home Where we shall one day rise.

There in thy presence we shall see Glories beyond our ken ; The cross known here to none but thee Shall turn to gladness then ; There smiles for all our tears are given, And for our woes the joys of heaven. Lord, I believe! Amen !

—Paul Gerhardt.