Bless My Life with Growth in Grace

Blessed fountain of life, I praise you for your vital breath of life! 
Bless my life with growth in grace,
and increase my knowledge of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 
Lengthen my patience,
strengthen my soul in humility and zeal,
and set my heart and mind on things above.
I hunger and thirst for your righteousness. 
Heavenly Father, teach me to do what pleases you,
lead me by your gracious Spirit,
and renew your holy image within me.
I ask and hope through Jesus Christ our Lord, 
in whom we have received all the fullness of your grace. Amen.

Source: Freely modified from a prayer by Philip Doddridge (1702-1751) in Prayers Ancient and Modern, p. 238 (August 25).

Original in traditional English:

O Thou ever blessed fountain of life, I bless Thee that Thou hast infused into me Thine own vital breath, so that I am become a living soul. It is my earnest desire that I may not only live, but grow; grow in grace, and in the knowledge of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. May I grow in patience and fortitude of soul, in humility and zeal, in spirituality and a heavenly disposition of mind. In a word, as Thou knowest I hunger and thirst after righteousness, make me whatever Thou wouldest delight to see me. Draw on my soul, by the gentle influences of Thy gracious Spirit, every trace and every feature which Thine eye, O heavenly Father, may survey with pleasure, and which Thou mayest acknowledge as Thine own image. I ask and hope it through Him of whose fulness we have all received — Amen.