Hymn: O God, who knowest how frail we are

  • Title:
  • First Line: O God, who knowest how frail we are
  • Hymnal: A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.)
  • Denomination: Unitarians and Universalists
  • Publisher: Ticknor and Fields
  • Publication Date: 1866

Author(s)

  • Author Name: William Gaskell
  • Born: 1805
  • Died: 1884
  • Gender: M

Full Text

O God! who knowest how frail we are, How soon the thought of good departs; We pray that Thou wouldst feed the fount Of holy yearning in our hearts. Let not the choking cares of earth The precious springs of life o'ergrow; But, ever guarded by Thy love, Still purer may their waters flow. To Thee, with sweeter hope and trust, Be every day our spirits given; And may we, while we walk on earth, Walk more as citizens of heaven.

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