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O Jesus, I have promised to serve thee to the end;
be thou for ever near me,
my Master and my Friend:
I shall not fear the battle if thou art by my side,
nor wander from the pathway if thou wilt be my guide.
O let me feel thee near me: the world is ever near;
I see the sights that dazzle,
the tempting sounds I hear;
my foes are ever near me, around me and within;
but, Jesus, draw thou nearer, and shield my soul from sin.
O let me hear thee speaking in accents clear and still
above the storms of passion, the murmurs of self-will;
O speak to reassure me, to hasten or control;
O speak, and make me listen, thou guardian of my soul.
O Jesus, thou hast promised to all who follow thee, that where thou art in glory
there shall thy servant be; and, Jesus, I have promised
to serve thee to the end: O give me grace to follow,
my Master and my Friend
O let me see thy foot-marks, and in them plant mine own;
my hope to follow duly
is in thy strength alone:
O guide me, call me, draw me, uphold me to the end;
and then in heaven receive me, my Saviour and my Friend.
John Ernest Bode (1816–1874)
For Choral Evensong, turn to page 178 turn to page 12
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