The Voice of Praise ‎#362

362. How helpless fallen nature lies

1 How helpless fallen nature lies,
Unconscious of her load!
The heart unchanged can never rise
To happiness and God.

2 Can aught beneath a power divine
A stubborn will subdue?
'Tis thine, eternal Spirit, thine
To form the heart anew.

3 'Tis thine the passions to recall,
And bid them upward rise;
To make the scales of error fall
From reason's darkened eyes;--

4 To chase the shades of death away,
And bid the sinner live:
A beam of heaven, a vital ray,
'Tis thine alone to give.

5 Renew these wretched hearts of ours;
Oh, give us life divine!
Then shall our passions and our powers,
Almighty Lord, be thine.

Text Information

• First Line: How helpless fallen nature lies
• Author: Steele
• Meter: C. M.
• Publication Date: 1873
• Scripture:
  Psalm 51:10
  ;
  Ezekiel 36:26
  ;
  John 1:13
  ;
  John 6:44
  ;
  Philippians 2:13
  ;
  James 1:18
  ;
  2 Peter 3:13
• Topic: The Christian System: Human Depravity; Need of Spiritual Renovation

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