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300 Then bringing forth my heart to view, Too well what s hidden there he knew, He show d me ten times worse within.

4 Tis all too true, my soul replied, But I remember Jesus died, And now he fills a throne of grace ; I ll go, as I have done before, His mercy I may still implore; I have his promise &quot; Seek my face.

5 But as when sudden fogs arise The trees and hills, the sun and skies, Are all at once conceal d from view ; So clouds of horror, black as night, By Satan raised, hid from my sight The throne of grace and promise too.

6 Then, while beset with guilt and fear,. He tried to urge me to despair, He tried and he almost prcvail'd : But Jesus by a heavenly ray Drove clouds and guilt and fear away, And all the tempter s malice fail'd.

1 WHEN darkness long has veil d my mind. And smiling day once more appears, Then, my Redeemer, then I find The folly of my doubts and fears.

2 Straight I upbraid my wand ring heart, And blush that I should ever be Thus prone to act so base a part, Or harbour one hard thought of thee.

3 Oh ! let me then at length be taught What I am still so slow to learn : That God is love and changes not, Nor knows the shadow of a turn.

4 Sweet truth, and easy to repeat ! But when my faith is sharply tried,