456.
[Partaker of my flesh below]
Spread thy skirt over thine handmaid, &c.
—iii. 9.
Partaker of my flesh below,
To Thee, O Jesus, I apply;
Thou wilt Thy poor relations know,
Thou never canst Thyself deny,
Exclude me from Thy guardian care,
Or slight a sinful beggar's prayer.
Thee, Saviour, at my greatest need
I trust my faithful friend to prove:
Now o'er Thy meanest servant spread
The skirt of Thy redeeming love,
Under Thy wings of mercy take,
And save me for Thy nature's sake.
Hast Thou not undertook my cause,
Lord over all, to worms allied?
Answer me from that bleeding cross,
Demand Thy dearly-ransom'd bride,
And let my soul, betroth'd to Thee,
Thine wholly, Thine for ever be!
