University of Virginia Library

1878.

[The truth Thou say'st, the Truth Thou art]

If I say the truth, why do ye not believe Me? —viii. 46.

The truth Thou say'st, the Truth Thou art:
Why do I not believe in Thee?
Do I not, Lord, desire to part
With all my sin and misery?
Some secret ill, some bar unknown,
Some idol must obstruct my will:
O speak and take away the stone,
And pardon on my conscience seal.