Words: Au­thor un­known; ap­peared in Church of Eng­land Mag­a­zine, Feb­ru­a­ry 1838, signed “Ω Chel­sea.”

Music: Wes­sex, com­pos­er un­known, in The Pres­by­ter­i­an Hymn­al (Phil­a­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: The Pres­by­ter­ian Board of Pub­li­ca­tion, 1874). Al­ter­nate tune:

If you know the au­thor or com­pos­er, or where to find pic­tures of them

Lord of my life! Whose tender care
Hath led me on till now,
Here lowly at the hour of prayer
Before Thy throne I bow;
I bless Thy gracious hand, and pray
Forgiveness for another day.

Oh, may I daily, hourly, strive
In heavenly grace to grow;
To Thee and to Thy glory live,
Dead to all else below;
Tread in the path my Savior trod,
Though thorny, yet the path to God.

With prayer my humble praise I bring
For mercies day by day;
Lord! teach my heart Thy love to sing,
Lord! teach me how to pray;
All that I have, I am, to Thee
I offer, through eternity.

An alternate version, for use with the tune “Finland,” by (1809-1891):

Lord of my life! Whose tender care
Hath led me on till now,
Here lowly at the hour of evening prayer
Before Thy radiant throne I humbly bow;
I bless Thy gracious hand, and pray
Forgiveness for this day.

Oh, may I daily, hourly, strive
In heav’nly grace to grow;
To Thee and to Thy glory ever live,
Dead to all other earthly things below;
Tread in the path my Savior trod,
Though thorny, yet to God.

With prayers my humble praise I bring
For mercies day by day;
Lord! teach my willing heart Thy love to sing,
Lord! teach me now and ever how to pray;
All that I have, I give to Thee
Through all eternity.