A Pocket Hymn Book ‎#HXI

HXI. Thou hidden God for whom I groan

1 Thou hidden God for whom I groan,
Till thou thyself declare;
God inaccessible unknown,
Regard a sinner's pray'r.

2 A sinner welt'ring in his blood,
Unpurg'd, and unforgiv'n;
Far distant from the living God,
As far as hell from heav'n.

3 An unregen'rate child of man,
To thee for faith I call:
Pity thy fallen creature's pain,
And raise me from my fall!

4 The Darkness, which through thee I feel
Thou only canst remove:
Thy own eternal pow'r reveal,
The Deity of Love!

5 Thou hast in unbelief shut up,
That grace may let me go;
In hope believing against hope,
I wait the truth to know.

6 Thou wilt in me reveal thy name,
Thou wilt thy light afford:
Bound and opprest, yet thine I am,
The prisoner of the Lord.

7 I would not to thy foe submit;
I hate the tyrant's chain:
Send forth thy prisoner from the pit,
Nor let me cry in vain!

8 Shew me the blood that bought my peace,
The cov'nant blood apply!
And all my griefs at once shall cease,
And all my sins shall die.

9 Now, Lord, if thou art power, descend
The mountain sin remove;
My unbelief and troubles end,
If thou art Truth and Love!

10 Speak, Jesu, speak into my heart,
What thou for me hast done!
One grain of living faith impart,
And God is all my own.

Text Information

• First Line: Thou hidden God for whom I groan
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1791
• Topic: For Mourners brought to the Birth
• Notes: Sing to FETTER-LANE

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