Jesu, Grant Me This, I Pray

Jesu, grant me this, I pray
Ever in thy heart to stay
Let me evermore abide
Hidden in thy wounded side.

If the evil one prepare
Or the world, a tempting snare
I am safe when I abide
In thy heart and wounded side.

If the flesh, more dangerous still
Tempt my soul to deeds of ill
Naught I fear when I abide
In thy heart and wounded side.

Death will come one day to me
Jesu, cast me not from thee
Dying let me still abide
In thy heart and wounded side.

Amen.