Before Thy Throne, O God, We Kneel by William Boyd Carpenter ST. PETERSBURG—Dimitri S. Bortnianski Before Thy Throne, O God, We Kneel 1 Before thy throne, O God, we kneel: Give us a conscience quick to feel, A ready mind to understand The meaning of thy chastening hand; Whate’er the pain and shame may be, Bring us, O Father, nearer thee. 2 Search out our hearts and make us true; Help us to give to all their due. From love of pleasure, lust of gold, From sins which make the heart grow cold,