44.  The Warfare

1
Equip me for the war,
And teach me how to fight:
My mind and heart, O Lord, prepare,
And guide my words aright.

2
With calm and tempered zeal,
Let me proclaim thy plan;
And vindicate thy gracious will
Which offers life to man.

3
O! may I love like thee,
In love declare thy ways,
And help the blinded ones to see
Thy truth declares thy praise.

4
And teach me, Lord, the art
With wisdom to remove
The errors that deceive the heart,
And truth to clearly prove.

5
O! arm me with the mind,
Meek Lamb, that was in thee;
And let my fervent zeal be joined
With grace and charity.

6
Control my ev’ry thought.
My talents all enlist;
And may my zeal to judgment, brought,
Prove true beneath thy test.