(Sunday, 31st March 2026)
[Verse 1]
Each perfect gift on earth
Descends from lights above;
The Father gives as He alone
Ordains in truth and love.
No man can rise beyond the place
The Father's hand designed
And he who fights against that call
Shall toil with an empty mind.
[Chorus]
O Father, keep us in Thy way,
And hold us near Thy side;
Let none forsake the holy path,
Nor from Thy calling hide.
For Thou alone appointest all,
And gives work and grace;
Teach us to live the life Thou wilt,
And seek Thy holy face.
[Verse 2]
The church has wandered from the truth,
From holiness astray;
The ancient path our fathers knew
Seems faint in men today.
Thy servants once were wholly Thine,
With no divided heart;
They gave Thy word unto Thy flock,
And chose the better part.
[Chorus]
O Father, keep us in Thy way,
And hold us near Thy side;
Let none forsake the holy path,
Nor from Thy calling hide.
For Thou alone appointest all,
And gives work and grace;
Teach us to live the life Thou wilt,
And seek Thy holy face.
[Verse 3]
As they bestowed Thy gifts divine
Upon Thy children here,
Thy children gave their substance back
With reverence and fear.
So hast Thou ordered in Thy will,
So was Thy purpose made:
That they who serve before Thy throne
Need not seek worldly aid.
[Chorus]
O Father, keep us in Thy way,
And hold us near Thy side;
Let none forsake the holy path,
Nor from Thy calling hide.
For Thou alone appointest all,
And gives work and grace;
Teach us to live the life Thou wilt,
And seek Thy holy face.
[Verse 4]
If one must roam for daily bread,
What time for souls remains?
How shall he watch the trembling lambs,
Or guard them from their pains?
The flesh grows weak, the spirit faints,
If burdened past its frame;
And when Thy voice is faintly heard,
The flock may suffer shame.
[Chorus]
O Father, keep us in Thy way,
And hold us near Thy side;
Let none forsake the holy path,
Nor from Thy calling hide.
For Thou alone appointest all,
And gives work and grace;
Teach us to live the life Thou wilt,
And seek Thy holy face.
[Verse 5]
The servant of the Lord must know
The weight that lies on him.
A solemn charge, a sacred trust,
That reaches to the skies.
If he should choose the earthly road
And live as others live,
He runs a race of grief and loss,
With nothing left to give.
[Chorus]
O Father, keep us in Thy way,
And hold us near Thy side;
Let none forsake the holy path,
Nor from Thy calling hide.
For Thou alone appointest all,
And gives work and grace;
Teach us to live the life Thou wilt,
And seek Thy holy face.
[Verse 6]
The prophets and the priests of old
Abode before Thy face;
They did not wander to and fro,
But dwelt within Thy grace.
And when a prophet came with word,
Men trembled at the sound;
For life or death might follow close
Where heavenly truth was found.
[Chorus]
O Father, keep us in Thy way,
And hold us near Thy side;
Let none forsake the holy path,
Nor from Thy calling hide.
For Thou alone appointest all,
And gives work and grace;
Teach us to live the life Thou wilt,
And seek Thy holy face.
[Verse 7]
But now Thy servants are despised,
For many left their place;
They stand not where Thou biddest them,
Nor walk in heavenly grace.
If birthright was once given to them
Be yielded unto sin,
They lose the strength they had from Thee,
And emptiness comes in.
[Chorus]
O Father, keep us in Thy way,
And hold us near Thy side;
Let none forsake the holy path,
Nor from Thy calling hide.
For Thou alone appointest all,
And gives work and grace;
Teach us to live the life Thou wilt,
And seek Thy holy face.
[Verse 8]
O fellow-worker in the field,
Give ear while yet you may:
You have no life outside the one
The Father marks your way.
Your calling is your life on earth,
Your portion and your guide;
The sooner this is understood,
The safer you abide.
[Chorus]
O Father, keep us in Thy way,
And hold us near Thy side;
Let none forsake the holy path,
Nor from Thy calling hide.
For Thou alone appointest all,
And gives work and grace;
Teach us to live the life Thou wilt,
And seek Thy holy face.
