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Text:Prayer for quickening Grace

119p. Prayer for quickening Grace

1 My soul lies cleaving to the dust;
Lord, give me life divine;
From vain desires and ev'ry lust,
Turn off these eyes of mine.

2 I need the influence of thy grace
To speed me in thy way,
Lest I should loiter in my race,
Or turn my feet astray.

3 When sore afflictions press me down,
I need thy quick'ning pow'rs;
Thy word that I have rested on
Shall help my heaviest hours.

4 Are not thy mercies sov'reign still,
And thou a faithful God?
Wilt thou not grant me warmer zeal
To run the heav'nly road?

5 Does not my heart thy precepts love,
And long to see thy face?
And yet how slow my spirits move
Without enliv'ning grace.

6 Then shall I love thy gospel more,
And ne'er forget thy word,
When I have felt its quick'ning pow'r
To draw me near the Lord.

Text Information
First Line: My soul lies cleaving to the dust
Title: Prayer for quickening Grace
Language: English
Publication Date: 1793
Scripture: ; ; ; ; ; ;
Notes: Now Public Domain. Sixteenth part
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