Lord, speak to me, that I may speak
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Lord, speak to me, that I may speak In living echoes of thy tone; As thou hast sought, so let me seek Thy erring children lost and lone. O lead me, Lord, that I may lead The wandering and the wavering feet; O feed me, Lord, that I may feed The hungering ones with manna sweet. O strengthen me, that, while I stand Firm on the rock, and strong in thee, I may stretch out a loving hand To wrestlers with the troubled sea. O teach me, Lord, that I may teach The precious things thou dost impart; And wing my words, that they may reach The hidden depths of many a heart. O give thine own sweet rest to me, That I may speak with soothing power A word in season, as from thee, To weary ones in needful hour. O fill me with thy fullness, Lord, Until my very heart o'erflow In kindling thought and glowing word, Thy love to tell, thy praise to show. O use me, Lord, use even me, Just as thou wilt, and when, and where, Until thy blessed face I see, Thy rest, thy joy, thy glory share. |
Ut loquar, mihi loquere, tuos et imiter sonos, ut tu petisti, Domine, fac perditos petam tuos. Fac deviorum te duce pedum me, Domine, ducem; te me pascente, Domine, ieiunis ego manna dem. Da robur, ut stem firmiter in saxo per te validus et contra fluctus opifer dem dexteram luctantibus. Me doceas, ut doceam quae tu probanda impertias, alatis verbis fodiam multorum cordis latebras. Da requiem mihi tuam, tua sermonibus vice ut fatigatos mulceam idoneis in tempore. Cum plenitate repleas, dum cor hoc meum effluat tuas laudando gratias incendat mens, vox ardeat. Cum non sim dignus, utere, si quo modo subveniam, dum tecum coram, Domine, quiescam, ovem, gaudeam. |