Author:		Thomas Hastings, 1784-1872
Musician:		Joan J. Pinkston, b. 1947

O Lord, behold us at Thy feet,
A needy, sinful band;
As suppliants round Thy mercy seat
We come at Thy command.

'Tis for our children we would plead,
The offspring Thou hast giv'n;
Where shall we go in time of need
But to the Lord of heav'n?

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

We crave 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.