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HOLY Spirit! pity me, Pierced with grief for grieving Thee; Present, though from sense apart, Listen to a grieving heart. |
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2 | Sins unnumbered I confess, Of exceeding sinfulness; Sins against Thyself alone, Only to Omniscience known: |
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3 | Deafness to Thy whispered calls, Rashness ’midst remembered falls, Transient fears beneath Thy rod, Treacherous trifling with my God. |
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4 | Tasting that the Lord is good, Pining then for poisoned food; At the fountains of the skies Craving creaturely supplies. |
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5 | Worldly cares at worship time; Faithless aims in works sublime; Pride, when God is passing by; Sloth, when souls in darkness die. |
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6 | O how lightly have I slept With my daily wrongs unwept, Sought Thy chidings to defer, Shunned the wounded Comforter. |
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7 | Still Thy comforts do not fail, Still Thy healing helps avail; Patient Inmate of my breast, Thou art grieved, yet I am blest. |
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8 | O be merciful to me, Now in longing, Lord, for Thee! Father, pardon through Thy Son Sins against the Spirit done! |
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William Bunting, 1805-66 |