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Text:The long-suffering, or Patience of God

XVI. The long-suffering, or Patience of God

1 Lord, and am I yet alive,
Not in torments, not in hell!
Still doth thy good spirit strive!
With the chief of sinners dwell!
Tell it. unto sinners, tell,
I am, I am out of hell!

2 Yes, I still lift up mine eyes,
Will not of thy love despair;
Still in spite of sin, I rise,
Still I bow to thee in prayer.
Tell it, unto sinners, tell,
I am, I am out of hell!

3 O the length and breadth of love!
Jesus, Savior, can it be?
All thy mercies height I prove;
All the depth is seen in me.
Tell it, unto sinners, tell,
I am, I am out of hell!

4 See a bush, that burns with fire
Unconsum'd amid the flame!
Turn aside th' sight to admire,
I the living wonder am.
Tell it, unto sinners, tell,
I am, I am out of hell!

5 See a stone that hangs in air!
See a spark in ocean live!
Kept alive with death so near,
I to God the glory give:
Ever tell—to sinners tell,
I am, I am out of hell.

Text Information
First Line: Lord, and am I yet alive
Title: The long-suffering, or Patience of God
Meter: Sevens
Language: English
Publication Date: 1792
Topic: God; Praise for being out of Hell; Long suffering of God (1 more...)
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