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 many a care 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 floods 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./
Lord Jesus, think on me/
That I may sing above/
To Father, Spirit, and to Thee/
The strains of praise and love./
Synesius of Cyrene (375-430)
Translated by Allen W. Chatfield (1808-1896)