Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam

May this poor and stumbling rhyme

Honor the God who for ‘tis writ.

May this small life and all its time

Make God’s praise the sole goal of it.

Be this my Chorus and Requiem:

“Ad majorem Dei gloriam.”

May this weak heart quicken to give

Praise to its God, and grace to own.

May this dark soul lighten to live

To seek the Lord who may be known.

Be this my Chorus and Requiem:

“Ad majorem Dei gloriam.”

May strength be given to this soul

That God’s glory triumph o’er sin.

May all myself fade from the goal

And reflect all the praise to Him.

Be this my Chorus and Requiem:

“Ad majorem Dei gloriam.”