We have not known thee as we ought,
nor learned thy wisdom, grace and pow'r;
The things of earth have filled our thought,
and trifles of the passing hour.
Lord, give us light thy truth to see,
and make us wise in knowing thee.
and make us wise in knowing thee.

We have not feared thee as we ought,
nor bowed beneath thine awesome eye,
Nor guarded deed and word and thought,
remembering that thou art nigh.
Lord, give us faith to know thee near,
and grant the grace of holy fear.
and grant the grace of holy fear.

We have not loved thee as we ought,
nor cared that we are loved by thee;
Thy presence we have coldly sought,
and feebly longed thy face to see.
Lord, give a pure and loving heart,
to feel and own the love thou art.
to feel and own the love thou art.