Lord Jesus, think on me
And purge away my sin;
From earth-born passions set me free
And make me pure within.
Lord Jesus, think on me
With care and woe opprest;
Let me Thy loving servant be
And taste Thy promised rest.
Lord Jesus, think on me
Amid the battle’s strife;
In all my pain and misery
Be Thou my Health and Life.
Lord Jesus, think on me
Nor let me go astray;
Through darkness and perplexity
Point Thou the heavenly way.
Lord Jesus, think on me
When flows the tempest high;
When on doth rush the enemy,
O Savior, be Thou nigh!
Lord Jesus, think on me
That, when the flood is past,
I may the eternal brightness see
And share Thy joy at last.
Synesius of Cyrene c. 375-430
Trans Allen W. Chatfield 1808-1896