O God Forsake Me Not { O God Forsake Me Not! by Salomo Franck, 1714 Ps 38:22 O GOTT, DU FROMMER GOTT-Neuvermehrtes Gesangbuch, Meiningen, 1693 O God, Forsake Me Not! (or Ach Gott, Verlass Mich Nicht) } O God, forsake me not! Thy gracious presence lend me; Lead Thou Thy helpless child; Thy Holy Spirit send me That I my course may run. Be Thou my Light, my Lot, My Staff, my Rock, my Shield, O God, forsake me not! O God, forsake me not! Take not Thy Spirit from me And suffer not the might Of sin to overcome me. Increase my feeble faith, Which Thou Thyself hast wrought. Be Thou my Strength and Power, O God, forsake me not! O God, forsake me not! Lord, hear my supplication! In every evil hour Help me o'ercome temptation; And when the Prince of hell My conscience seeks to blot, Be Thou not far from me, O God, forsake me not! O God, forsake me not! Thy mercy I'm addressing; O Father, God of Love, Grant me Thy heavenly blessing To do when duty calls What'er Thou didst allot, To do what pleaseth Thee, O God, forsake me not! O God, forsake me not! Lord, I am Thine forever. Grant me true faith in Thee; Grant that I leave Thee never. Grant me a blessed end When my good fight is fought; Help me in life and death, O God, forsake me not!