Dear Heavenly Father, We Ever Pray to Thee

Dear Heavenly Father,
We ever pray to thee.
Feeling it an honor,
To bow on bended knee.
Help us to know mankind's needs,
Showing love even more.
Through compassionate deeds
To every plea filled shore.

And for the righteous' sake,
Bless this land for what's good.
Help the wicked to shake
And repent as they should.
And when the enemy
Seeks our land to destroy,
May our charity
Soften hearts unto joy!

Protect us from blind guides
Who do foolishly lead.
Commanded on all sides,
By souls cursed with much need.
Oh Lord, bless our land,
That we might hear Thine words.
We need Thy guiding hand,
To shepherd lost herds.

Help those with pride-filled eyes.
Who do sin in their hearts,
To search for clearer skies,
Where there's light and fresh starts.
Help us head thy command.
And then to heavily weigh
How our own salvation stands.
For this we kneel and humbly pray.

- Helaman
Hel. 13: 29
29 O ye wicked and ye perverse generation; ye hardened and ye stiffnecked people, how long will ye suppose that the Lord will suffer you? Yea, how long will ye suffer yourselves to be led by foolish and blind guides? Yea, how long will ye choose darkness rather than light?