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1436.

[My heart doth oft to idols cleave]

Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone. —iv. 17.

My heart doth oft to idols cleave,
(With shame, O God, I own,)
Yet do not Thou the sinner leave,
Yet let me not alone:
Rather Thy froward child reprove,
Till with my sins I part,
Withdraw from earthly things my love,
And give Thee all my heart.