O Jesus, I Have Promised (Wolvercote)

O Jesus, I have promised to serve thee to the end;

Be Thou for ever near me, my Master and my Friend;

I shall not fear the battle if thou art by my side,

Nor wander from the pathway if Thou wilt be my Guide.

O let me hear thee speaking in accents clear and still,

Above the storms of passion, the murmurs of self will.

O speak to reassure me, to hasten or control;

O speak, and make me listen, thou Guardian of my soul.

O Jesus, thou hast promised to all who follow thee

That where thou art in glory there shall thy servant be.

And, Jesus, I have promised to serve thee to the end;

O give me grace to follow, my Master and my Friend.

O let me see thy footmarks, and in them plant mine own;

My hope to follow duly is in thy strength alone.

O guide me, call me, draw me, uphold me to the end;

And then in Heaven receive me, my Saviour and my Friend.