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754.

[And let my body languish]

Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him. —xiii. 15.

And let my body languish,
(So He my soul redeem,)
Or fail through mortal anguish,
Yet will I trust in Him:
Destruction as a blessing
At Jesu's hands I meet,
And calmly die embracing
My dear Destroyer's feet!