Occasional verse, moral and sacred Published for the instruction and amusement of the Candidly Serious and Religious [by Edward Perronet] |
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CONFIDENCE OF HOPE. |
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CONFIDENCE OF HOPE.
Hebrews iv. 16.
I
Help me thou, whose help aloneCan perform the thing I want;
Help me thou, to whom I groan,
Lest before thy feet I faint.
II
Help me thou, whose faithful wordIs the rock to which I flee;
Waiting till thy love afford,
What thy word has promis'd me.
III
Or at least what I believeIs for me as well as all;
Who, made willing to receive,
Never cease for help to call.
IV
Look then, Saviour, and expect,As thou hast the promise made,
That, tho' seeming to reject,
We remember who has said,
V
“He that asketh shall receive;“What ye ask ye shall obtain:
“'Tis my Father's will to give,
“And ye shall not ask in vain.”
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VI
Be it then as thou hast said;All we ask to us be giv'n:
Here on earth our daily bread,
And in death the bread of Heav'n!
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