In the Hour of Trial

For the Lenten Hymn of the Day project:

In the Hour of Trial (LBW # 106)

Found here in a different key:
http://www.hymnary.org/hymn/HHOF1980/page/437

1 In the hour of trial,
Jesus, plead for me
Lest by base denial
I unworthy be.
When you see me waver,
With a look recall,
Nor for fear or favor
Ever let me fall.

2 With forbidden pleasures
Should this vain world charm
Or its tempting treasures
Spread to work me harm,
Bring to my remembrance
Sad Gethsemane
Or, in darker semblance,
Cross-crowned Calvary.

3 Should your mercy send me
Sorrow, toil, and woe,
Or should pain attend me
On my path below,
Grant that I may never
Fail your cross to view;
Grant that I may ever
Cast my care on you.

Text by James Montgomery, 1771-1854
Tune by Spencer Lane, 1843-1903