1. For all the love, that from our earliest days,

2. Has gladdened life and guarded all our ways

3. We bring you Lord our song of grateful praise, Alleluia.

4. For all the truth from wisdom’s lighted page

5. Undimmed and pure, that shines from age to age

6. God’s holy Word, our priceless heritage, Alleluia.

7. For all the hope that sheds its glorious ray,

8. Along the dark and unknown future way

9. And lights the path to God’s eternal day Alleluia

10. For all the strength that has been gained through prayer

11. To face life’s tasks, its eager quests to share,

12. Till ampler powers fulfil its promise fair. Alleluia

13. For you, O Christ, our Saviour Lord and friend,

14. Upon whose love and truth our lives depend

15. our hope, our strength, our joy, that knows no end, Alleluia Leonard James Egerton Smith 1879-1958