(Monday, 16th March 2026)
[Verse 1]
The hand can never take at all
Unless the eye first sees the call;
The eye, when filled with greedy fire,
Becomes the root of foul desire.
Through secret fraud and hidden gain,
Men think their evil brings no pain;
But none escapes the judgment sure,
For every deed shall long endure.
[Chorus]
Open Thou our eyes, O Lord,
Keep us faithful to Thy word;
Save us from the snare of sin,
Cleanse our hearts and dwell within.
Teach us truth in all our ways,
Guide our thoughts through all our days;
Lest through greed our souls should fall,
Be Thou our Lord, our all in all.
[Verse 2]
Whatever man shall do today
Awaits him on another day;
If not rewarded here below,
Beyond this life, the fruit shall show.
For nothing here is vainly done,
Beneath the earth or under the sun;
Each word, each thought, each secret deed
Shall answer for itself indeed.
[Chorus]
Open Thou our eyes, O Lord,
Keep us faithful to Thy word;
Save us from the snare of sin,
Cleanse our hearts and dwell within.
Teach us truth in all our ways,
Guide our thoughts through all our days;
Lest through greed our souls should fall,
Be Thou our Lord, our all in all.
[Verse 3]
How many children now depart
From truth and from a faithful heart;
Because their wants are not supplied,
They turn to lies to hide their needs.
Can parents give beyond their power?
Or grant them more in every hour?
If they are not content now,
What fruit shall crown their future brow?
[Chorus]
Open Thou our eyes, O Lord,
Keep us faithful to Thy word;
Save us from the snare of sin,
Cleanse our hearts and dwell within.
Teach us truth in all our ways,
Guide our thoughts through all our days;
Lest through greed our souls should fall,
Be Thou our Lord, our all in all.
[Verse 4]
And in the homes where Christ is named,
The fear of God is oft unframed;
The children of the household are there
May walk no more in holy fear.
If parents fail to teach the way
Of reverence for God each day,
What shall become of life and land,
If truth no longer takes its stand?
[Chorus]
Open Thou our eyes, O Lord,
Keep us faithful to Thy word;
Save us from the snare of sin,
Cleanse our hearts and dwell within.
Teach us truth in all our ways,
Guide our thoughts through all our days;
Lest through greed our souls should fall,
Be Thou our Lord, our all in all.
[Verse 5]
The husband and the wife are one,
Yet truth between them oft is gone;
Each bears a load of secret care,
And Heaven sees the burden there.
The love of earthly wealth and store
Still whispers, "Seek a little more";
And what we cherish, false and vain,
Our children learn and so retain.
[Chorus]
Open Thou our eyes, O Lord,
Keep us faithful to Thy word;
Save us from the snare of sin,
Cleanse our hearts and dwell within.
Teach us truth in all our ways,
Guide our thoughts through all our days;
Lest through greed our souls should fall,
Be Thou our Lord, our all in all.
[Verse 6]
Thus evil travels through the years,
Through households, bloodlines, hopes, and fears;
From one to one the chain is cast,
And binds the future to the past.
O may the Lord our vision clear,
Before the night of death draws near;
Before we leave this world of breath,
Awaken our souls from sin and death.
[Final Chorus]
Open Thou our eyes, O Lord,
Keep us faithful to Thy word;
Save us from the snare of sin,
Cleanse our hearts and dwell within.
Teach us truth in all our ways,
Guide our thoughts through all our days;
Till in glory we shall see
Truth and life fulfilled in Thee.
