In themselves, as weak as worms

The words

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   Stanza 1. In themselves, as weak as worms,How can poor believers stand;When temptations, foes, and storms,Press them close on every hand?

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   Stanza 2. Weak, indeed, they feel they are,But they know the throne of grace;And the God, who answers prayer,Helps them when they seek his face.

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   Stanza 3. Though the Lord awhile delay,Succor they at length obtain;He who taught their hearts to pray,Will not let them cry in vain.

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   Stanza 4. Wrestling prayer can wonders do,Bring relief in deepest straits;Prayer can force a passage throughIron bars and brazen gates.

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   Stanza 5. Hezekiah on his kneesProud Assyria’s host subdued;And when smitten with disease,Had his life by prayer renewed.

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   Stanza 6. Peter, though confined and chained,Prayer prevailed and brought him out;When Elijah prayed, it rained,After three long years of drought.

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   Stanza 7. We can likewise witness bear,That the LORD is still the same,Though we feared he would not hear,Suddenly deliverance came.

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   Stanza 8. For the wonders he has wrought,Let us now our praises give;And, by sweet experience taught,Call upon him while we live.

Olney Hymns (1779), Book 2, Hymn 61. John Newton. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/2-61