Does the gospel–word proclaim

The words

1. 1

   Stanza 1. Does the gospel–word proclaimRest, for those who weary be?Then, my soul, put in thy claim,Sure that promise speaks to thee:Marks of grace I cannot show,All polluted is my best;Yet I weary am I know,And the weary long for rest.

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   Stanza 2. Burdened with a load of sin,Harassed with tormenting doubt,Hourly conflicts from within,Hourly crosses from without:All my little strength is gone,Sink I must without supply;Sure upon the earth is noneCan more weary be than I.

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   Stanza 3. In the ark, the weary doveFound a welcome resting–place;Thus my spirit longs to proveRest in CHRIST, the ark of grace:Tempest–tossed I long have been,And the flood increases fast;Open, LORD, and take me in,Till the storm be overpast.

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   Stanza 4. Safely lodged within thy breast,What a wondrous change I find!Now I know thy promised restCan compose a troubled mindYou that weary are like me,Hearken to the gospel call;To the ark for refuge flee,JESUS will receive you all!

Olney Hymns (1779), Book 3, Hymn 14. John Newton. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/3-14