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Lord, I can suffer Thy rebukes,
When Thou with kindness dost chastise;
But Thy fierce wrath I cannot bear:
O let it not against me rise.
Pity my languishing estate,
And ease the sorrows that I feel;
The wounds Thine heavy hand hath made,
O let Thy gentler touches heal!
See how I pass my weary days
In sighs and groans; and when ’tis night
My bed is watered with my tears;
My grief consumes, and dims my sight.
Look, how the powers of nature mourn!
How long, Almighty God, how long?
When shall Thine hour of grace return?
When shall I make Thy grace my song?
I feel my flesh so near the grave,
My thoughts are tempted to despair;
But graves can never praise the Lord,
For all is dust and silence there.
Depart, ye tempters, from my soul;
And all despairing thoughts, depart;
My God, Who hears my humble moan,
Will ease my flesh, and cheer my heart.
---Alternative verses---
Pity my languishing estate,
And ease the sorrows that I feel;
The wounds Thy heavy hand hath made,
O Lord, in tender mercy heal!
Look, how the powers of nature mourn!
How long, Almighty God, how long?
When shall Thine hour of grace return?
When shall I make Thy grace my song?
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.)
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1719
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Bible Refs:
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Ps 6;
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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MOZART
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.)
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