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[Jesus, in sore temptation's hour]
Jesus, in sore temptation's hour
May I not trust Thy truth and power?
Surely I would Thy word embrace,
And hang on Thy sufficient grace.
May I not trust Thy truth and power?
Surely I would Thy word embrace,
And hang on Thy sufficient grace.
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Thou canst Thy weakest servant keep,
That I shall neither fall nor slip;
Shall never let the tempter in,
Or yield to my besetting sin.
That I shall neither fall nor slip;
Shall never let the tempter in,
Or yield to my besetting sin.
Least of Thy faithful people I
Do on Thy mighty arm rely,
Who promisest with us to stay,
And watch Thy vineyard night and day.
Do on Thy mighty arm rely,
Who promisest with us to stay,
And watch Thy vineyard night and day.
Stay then, my aid in time of need,
Nor into sore temptation lead;
But check the wanderings of my will,
And save me from the dreaded ill.
Nor into sore temptation lead;
But check the wanderings of my will,
And save me from the dreaded ill.
Thou know'st the treachery of my heart
Ready to take the tempter's part;
But kept, Thy saving health to see,
I side, against myself, with Thee:
Ready to take the tempter's part;
But kept, Thy saving health to see,
I side, against myself, with Thee:
Thou wilt in me Thy arm reveal,
And freely my backslidings heal;
And, fill'd with love's abiding power,
I then shall never grieve Thee more.
And freely my backslidings heal;
And, fill'd with love's abiding power,
I then shall never grieve Thee more.
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