O Father Hold Us Tightly

Tune: "O Little Town of Bethlehem" believe it or not. It's such a beautiful melody that it's a pity we are concerned with it only in December each year. Here are some lyrics that can be sung any time during the year. I'm fairly sure that non-Christmas lyrics have been written before for this song. They weren't mine, of course. :)

(1)
O Father be not hard on us
You know we lose our way
We get enticed by worldly things
We think we're here to stay.

(2)
O Father You well know the acts
To make us analyze
Just how far off the path we are,
How distant from the wise.

Chorus:

O Father hold us tightly
Assure us once again
Remind us that Your steadfast hand's
At work in every land.

(3)
O Father You well know we have
So few to whom to turn
But not one matches Your great love
In which we live and learn.

(4)
O Father light the path for us
So that we do not fall
Help us to never stray from it
Until we get Your call.