Hymns

Keep them, I pray Thee, dearest Lord,

Keep them, for they are Thine

Thy priests whose lives burn out before

Thy consecrated shrine.

Keep them, Thou knowest dearest Lord,

The world , the flesh are strong,

And satan spreads a thousand snares,

To lead them into wrong..

Keep them, for they are in the world,

Though from the world apart;

When earthly pleasures tempt, allure

Shelter them in Thy heart.

Keep them, and comfort them in hours

Of loneliness and pain,

When all their lives of sacrifice

For souls seems but in van.

Keep them, and O remember, Lord,

They have no one but Thee,

Yet they have only human hearts,

With human frailty.

Keep them as spotless as the Host,

That daily they caress;

Their every thoughts and word and deed,

Deign, dearest Lord, to bless.

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