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Trusted Tutor

Tune: Kingsfold

(\'I heard the voice of Jesus say\')

Adapted from \'Prayer to the Divine Tutor\'.

A prayer by St Clement of Alexandria, 150-215AD

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Be kind to your little children

Lord, bless them even then

This is what we ask of you, for

You are their Tutor sure

You are Israel\'s guide, your Son

Jesus Christ He the One

And you are the Father also

A Trinity, we know

 

Grant that by doing what you told

Us to do, we your fold

May achieve a faithful likeness

Of your image, no less

As far as it is possible

To be for humans all

And you a good god may we find

And lenient Judge kind

 

May we all live in the peace here

That comes from you, it clear

May we journey to your city

And calm our passage be

Through the waters of sin, touched not

By the waves, that our lot

Born tranquilly along by your

Holy Spirit, guide pure

 

He is your Wisdom, beyond all

Human wisdom\'s recall

Night and day until the last day

Of all, may we sing, say

Praises and thanks, you who alone

Are Father, Son, this known

With the Holy Spirit you be

Our Tutor constantly