Book of Worship (Rev. ed.) ‎#460

460. Stay, Thou insulted Spirit, stay

1 Stay, Thou insulted Spirit, stay,
Though I have done Thee such despite;
Cast not a sinner quite away,
Nor take Thine everlasting flight.

2 Though I have steel'd my stubborn heart,
Oft shaken off my guilty fears,
And vex'd and urged Thee to depart,
For many long rebellious years;

3 Though I have most unfaithful been
Of all who e'er Thy grace received,
Ten thousand times Thy goodness seen,
Ten thousand times Thy goodness grieved;

4 Yes, oh, the chief of sinners spare,
In honor of my great High-Priest;
Nor in Thy righteous anger swear
T'exclude me from Thy people's rest.

5 This only woe I deprecate,
This only plague I pray remove,
Nor leave me in my lost estate,
Nor curse me with this want of love.

6 E'en now my weary soul release,
Upraise me with Thy gracious hand,
And guide into Thy perfect peace,
And bring me to the promised land.

Text Information

• First Line: Stay, Thou insulted Spirit, stay
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1870
• Topic: Backsliding; Christians: their life and experience; Spiritual Declension; Liberality; Lukewarmness; Self-Examination
• Notes: Author from index: C. Wesley

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