"Sweet Savior, Bless Us Ere We Go"
	F. W. Faber, 1852.
	Text from: EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN HYMN-BOOK
	(St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1912), pp. 8-9
	
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	L. M. 6I
	
	SWEET Savior, bless us ere we go;
	Thy Word into our minds instill;
	And make our luke-warm hearts to glow
	With lowly love and fervent will.
	Through life's long day and death's dark night,
	O gentle Jesus, be our light.
	
	2.  The day is gone, its hours have run,
	And Thou hast taken count of all,
	The scanty triumphs grace hath won,
	The broken vow, the frequent fall.
	Through life's long day, etc.
	
	3.  Grant us, dear Lord, from evil ways
	True absolution and release,
	And bless us, more than in past days,
	With purity and inward peace.
	Through life's long day, etc.
	
	4.  For all we love, the poor, the sad,
	The sinful, unto Thee we call;
	O let Thy mercy make us glad;
	Thou art the Savior, and our all.
	Through life's long day, etc.
	
	5.  Sweet Savior, bless us; night is come;
	Thro' night and darkness near us be;
	Good angels watch about our home,
	And we are one day nearer Thee.
	Through life's long day, etc.
	
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