The Warfare

Equip me for the war, And teach me how to fight: My mind and heart, O Lord, prepare, And guide my words aright.

With calm and tempered zeal, Let me proclaim thy plan; And vindicate thy gracious will Which offers life to man.

O! may I love like thee, In love declare thy ways, And help the blinded ones to see Thy truth declares thy praise.

And teach me, Lord, the art With wisdom to remove The errors that deceive the heart, And truth to clearly prove.

O! arm me with the mind, Meek Lamb, that was in thee; And let my fervent zeal be joined With grace and charity.

Control my ev' ry thought. My talents all enlist; And may my zeal to judgment, brought, Prove true beneath thy test.