Verse 1
O Lord, throughout these forty days
you prayed and kept the fast;
inspire repentance for our sin,
and free us from our past.
Verse 2
You strove with Satan, and you won;
your faithfulness endured;
lend us your nerve, your skill and trust
in God's eternal word.
Verse 3
Though parched and hungry, yet you prayed
and fixed your mind above;
so teach us to deny ourselves
that we may know God's love.
Verse 4
Be with us through this season, Lord,
and all our earthly days,
that when the final Easter dawns,
we join in heaven's praise.
