1 Equip me for the war,
And teach my hands to fight,
My simple upright heart prepare,
And guide my words aright;
Control my every thought,
The whole of sin remove;
Let all my works in thee be wrought,
Let all be wrought in love.

2 O arm me with the mind,
Meek Lamb, which was in thee,
And let my earnest zeal be found
With perfect charity!
With calm and tempered zeal,
Let me enforce thy call,
And vindicate thy gracious will
Which offers life to all.

3 O may I love like thee,
In all thy footsteps tread!
Thou hatest all iniquity,
But nothing thou hast made.
O may I learn the art
With meekness to reprove,
To hate the sin with all my heart,
But still the sinner love!