Dear Lord accept a sinful heart

The words

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   Stanza 1. Dear Lord accept a sinful heart,Which of itself complainsAnd mourns, with much and frequent smart,The evil it contains.

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   Stanza 2. There fiery seeds of anger lurk,Which often hurt my frame;And wait but for the tempter’s work,To fan them to a flame.

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   Stanza 3. Legality holds out a bribeTo purchase life from thee;And discontent would fain prescribeHow thou shalt deal with me.

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   Stanza 4. While unbelief withstands thy grace;And puts the mercy by;Presumption, with a brow of brass,Says, “Give me, or I die.”

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   Stanza 5. How eager are my thoughts to roamIn quest of what they love!But ah! when duty calls them home,How heavily they move!

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   Stanza 6. O, cleanse me in a Savior’s blood,Transform me by thy pow’r,And make me thy beloved abode,And let me rove no more.

Olney Hymns (1779), Book 3, Hymn 26. William Cowper. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/3-26