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[Lord, carry me.—Nay, but I grant thee strength]
Lord, carry me.—Nay, but I grant thee strength
To walk and work thy way to Heaven at length.—
To walk and work thy way to Heaven at length.—
Lord, why then am I weak?—Because I give
Power to the weak, and bid the dying live.—
Power to the weak, and bid the dying live.—
Lord, I am tired.—He hath not much desired
The goal, who at the starting-point is tired.—
The goal, who at the starting-point is tired.—
Lord, dost Thou know?—I know what is in man;
What the flesh can, and what the spirit can.—
What the flesh can, and what the spirit can.—
Lord, dost Thou care?—Yea, for thy gain or loss
So much I cared, it brought Me to the Cross.—
So much I cared, it brought Me to the Cross.—
Lord, I believe; help Thou mine unbelief.—
Good is the word; but rise, for life is brief.
Good is the word; but rise, for life is brief.
The follower is not greater than the Chief:
Follow thou Me along My way of grief.
Follow thou Me along My way of grief.
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