“DO NOT ABHOR US, FOR THY NAME'S SAKE.”
Jer. xiv. 21.
Lord! for Thy name's sake. Such the plea,
With force triumphant fraught,
By which Thy saints prevail with Thee,
By Thine own Spirit taught.
For this Thou didst existence give
To Nature's wondrous frame;
And all things shine, and breathe, and live,
To glorify Thy Name.
For this the Saviour lived and died,
That, in a new-born race,
Thy mercy might be glorified,
Thine all-victorious grace.
Then for Thy name's sake, O our God,
Do not abhor our prayer;
But, while we bow beneath Thy rod,
Thy chastened people spare.
Oh, for Thy name's sake, richly grant
The unction from above.
Fulfil Thy holy covenant,
And glorify Thy love.
