(Tune is Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing)
1. Lord, you teach us to be humble in the things we do and say
so that others will not stumble or, discouraged, turn away.
For a faith that’s lived for glory, full of bragging, full of show,
cannot tell the gospel story that your people long to know.
2. How do other people greet us as we journey through our days?
Do we hope that they will meet us with a word of thanks or praise?
Do we seek congratulations for the kind of life we lead?
Do we want their admiration for the things that we believe?
3. May we never burden others with a faith that’s hard to bear.
Make us kind to one another; make us humble in our prayer.
As we give up seats of honor, may we give you glory, too.
Lord, you teach us to be humble; may we humbly follow you.