Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days- 180

Lord, who through-out these forty days for us did fast and pray,

teach us with you to mourn our sins and close by you to stay.

As you with Satan did contend, and did the victory win,

O give us strength in you to fight, in you to conquer sin.

And thro’ these days of penitence, and thro’ your passion-tide,

forevermore, in life and death, O Christ with us abide.

Abide with us, that through this life of doubts and hope and pain,

an Easter of unending joy we may at last attain!