Keep Me

[sama smsma]

1. In this wicked world am I,
   Watch Thou o’er me from on high;
   Keep my soul, lest I should be
   Led astray, O Lord, from Thee.
   • Refrain:
     All I am or hope to be,
     I commit, dear Lord, to Thee;
     Oh, preserve me in Thy love,
     Till I reach Thy courts above.
2. Keep me spotless, keep me pure,
   Keep me lest the world allure;
   Keep me in Thy secret place,
   Where I e’er may see Thy face.
3. Keep me guiltless night and day,
   Help me Thy commands obey;
   Keep me humble, let not pride
   Ever in my soul abide.
4. Keep me gentle, let no word
   From my lips be ever heard
   That shall wound a tender heart,
   Cause a tear of grief to start.
5. Keep me for Thyself alone,
   Nevermore to be mine own;
   Keep me in Thy favor sweet,
   In Thy grace and truth complete.