If I pray, sweetest Jesus my words shall prepare;
When fatigued, to my Jesus I'll offer my care;
For however with sorrow or labor oppress'd.
In the love of my Jesus I'll seek for my rest.
When sick, my physician sweet Jesus shall be,
And for comfort I'll turn, O my Jesus, to Thee;
In Thy bosom, O Jesus, I trust I shall die;
With confidence there I shall breathe my last sigh.
And when the cold turf shall be laid over me.
Thy name and Thy cross shall my epitaph be.
A Daily Oblation to Jesus
ADORABLE Jesus! divine model of that perfection to which all Christians should aspire, I will endeavor this day, after Thy example, to be mild, humble, chaste, zealous, patient, charitable, and resigned. Incline my heart, O Lord! to keep Thy commandments. I am resolved to watch over myself with the greatest diligence and circumspection, and to live soberly, justly, and piously for the time to come. I will place a guard on my mouth, and a gate of prudence before my lips, that I may not offend with my tongue. I will turn away my eyes, that they may not see vanity; and I will be particularly attentive not to relapse this day into my accustomed failings, but to struggle against them, and, with Thy gracious assistance, correct them. Enlighten my mind, O Lord, purify my heart, and guide my steps, that I may pass all my life in Thy divine service. Amen.
All for Jesus
GOOD Lord! I ask that this short day
Be spent for Thee and Thine;
Beloved! Grant its every hour
May reach Thy Heart Divine.
Let not my foolish love of praise
Rob work or prayer from Thee.
Jesus! From pride, from self, from sin,
May this one day be free.
