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308 4 But, ah ! since tliou hast been away, Nothing but trouble have I known ; And Satan marks me for his prey, Because he sees me left alone.

5 My sun is hid, my comforts lost, My graces droop, my sins revive ; Distress d, dismay d, and tempest-toss d, My soul is only just alive !

6 Lord, hear my cry, and come again 1 But all mine enemies to shame ; And let them see tis not in vain That I have trusted in thy name.

1 THOUGH sore beset with guilt and fear, I cannot, dare not, quite despair ; If I must perish, would the Lord Have taught my heart to love his word : Would he have given me eyes to see My danger and my remedy ; Reveal d his name, and bid me pray, Had he resolved to say me nay ?

2 No though cast down, I am not slain ! I fall, but I shall rise again ; The present, Satan, is thy hour, But Jesus shall control thy pow r : His love will plead for my relief, He hears my groans, he sees my grief ; Nor will he suffer thee to boast A soul that sought his help was lost,

3 Tis true, I have unfaithful been, And grieved his Spirit by my sin ; Yet still his mercy he ll reveal, And all my wounds and follies heal : Abounding sin I must confess, But more abounding is his grace : He once vouchsafed for me to bleed, And now he lives my cause to plead.