Lord, Give Me Courage
(Gary Ogden)

Lord, give me courage Thy Name to confess,
Never to curse, always to bless.
Help me Thy Name proudly to wear,
Thy banner to carry, my cross daily bear.

Give me the courage to stand up and say,
“Jesus I know, I walk in His way.”
Give me the courage to stand up and fight,
To abhor Satan’s evil and cleave to the right.

Give me the courage the victory to win,
To overcome Satan, to overcome sin.
Give me the courage when I must have pain,
To learn that contentment is wonderful gain.
Give me the courage, O Lord, I pray
Help me be stronger with each passing day.
Give me the courage to say what must be said,
To give strength to the living, life to the dead.

Give me the courage to follow my Lord,
Assured in the promises made in His word.
Help me daily to walk in His light
As a child of the day and not of the night.

And when I approach the land of the dead,
Help me to face that night without dread.
Then when I have come to the end of the way,
Bear me away to the Kingdom of Day.

In Jesus Name, Amen.