I dedicate myself to thee, O Lord, my God, this work I undertake alone in thy great name, and for thy sake.

In ministering to suffering I would learn the sympathy that in thy heart did burn.

Take, then, mine eyes, and teach them to perceive the ablest way each sick one to relieve.

Guide thou my hands, that e'en their touch may prove the gentleness and aptness born of love.

Bless thou my feet, and while they softly tread may faces smile on many a sufferer's bed.