| Weary of wandering from my God,And now made willing to return
 I hear and bow me to the rod
 For thee, not without hope, I mourn:
 I have an Advocate above
 A Friend before the throne of love.
 O Jesus, full of truth and graceMore full of grace than I of sin
 Yet once again I seek Thy face:
 Open Thine arms and take me in
 And freely my backslidings heal
 And love the faithless sinner still.
 Thou know’st the way to bring me backMy fallen spirit to restore
 O for Thy truth and mercy’s sake,
 Forgive, and bid me sin no more:
 The ruins of my soul repair
 And make my heart a house of prayer.
 The stone to flesh again convert,The veil of sin again remove;
 Sprinkle Thy blood upon my heart,
 And melt it by Thy dying love;
 This rebel heart by love subdue,
 And make it soft, and make it new.
 Give to mine eyes refreshing tears,And kindle my relentings now;
 Fill my whole soul with filial fears,
 To Thy sweet yoke my spirit bow;
 Bend by Thy grace, O bend or break,
 The iron sinew in my neck!
 Ah! give me, Lord, the tender heartThat trembles at the approach of sin;
 A godly fear of sin impart,
 Implant, and root it deep within,
 That I may dread Thy gracious power,
 And never dare to offend Thee more.
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