Give me an open ear, O God...

Give me an open ear, O God, 

that I may hear Thy voice calling me to high endeavor.

Give me an open mind, O God, 

a mind ready to receive and to welcome 

such new light of knowledge as it is Thy will to reveal to me.

Give me open eyes, O God, 

eyes quick to discover Thine indwelling 

in the world which Thou hast made.

Give me open hands, O God,

hands ready to share with all who are in want 

the blessings with which Thou hast enriched my life.

-John Baillie