Humble Us Lord Before Thy Word

1. HUMBLE us, Lord, before Thy Word, All needy souls alike to Thee; As gracious wisdom now is heard, Impress our minds to hear and see. 2. Quell our vain trust in rank and wealth, Our moral helplessness lay bare; For who can buy a place in Heaven, Or give a ransom to be there? 3. How costly is the soul’s release From death’s eternal agony! A price that none can pay, but One Who came and died to set us free. 4. The foolish and the wise alike, Must forfeit all they hold so dear; And, though they sweep aside the thought, Submit to death’s decisive hour. 5. O bless us now, lest we should spurn The light of grace, the saving Word; And through self-adulation go, Stripped of all good, to meet our God. 6. Lord, stir our souls, lest we should be Judged with the lost when death shall fall; O may we taste converting grace, And hear and love the Gospel call