Do not abandon me, oh Hope,
When I stand trembling by the abyss.
Reach out your hand, as you once did,
To keep me steady on the edge.
Do not forsake me in my sorrow,
When frozen flows my blood with grief.
Shine like a star that brings tomorrow,
Hope, Faith, and Love—my sweet relief.
Do not depart from me, oh Faith,
When my strong spirit starts to fade.
When daylight turns to shades of gray,
Be the one pillar that won’t break.
Do not forsake me in my sorrow,
When frozen flows my blood with grief.
Shine like a star that brings tomorrow,
Hope, Faith, and Love—my sweet relief.
And if an icy, raging blizzard
Should bind my weary soul in chains,
Oh, Holy Love, please come and save me,
And melt the thorns of frozen pain.
Do not forsake me in my sorrow,
When frozen flows my blood with grief.
Shine like a star that brings tomorrow,
Hope, Faith, and Love—my sweet relief.