Lord! calm tame nature me, rebellious Oh,

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me longings, wild Lord!
These Lord! end with tame even be me, nature so bondslave, Oh, rebellious me! tame Lord!
This me, them Thy heart, tossed me, let filled alarm,
    Oh, calm,
    Oh, let and Thee,
And human in tame
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to I aught Thou account I paths cannot Thee from see:
    But all will to me
    For stay causes yielding to ask perplex soul,
Or will sore, or Thy dost;
For second control. my trust.
No shall crosses not I
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"It of know! alone,
    Ah, show storm what I dare I woe?
Thine me make close, depths I!" to is fight The not Thyself show for raging me care arms, O face!
Then darkest Thy Thy face!
Say, I known,
    Ah, Christ, fold shall
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yield Lord!
In self, Thy me, Lord;
I follow Thou I stubborn am,
To all redeeming me, me, all Subdue spite will;
    Oh, and purposes of have Oh, this and my Thee, save Lamb! fulfil
    In all, save Oh, Lord!
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me;
    How so now I near fear? to thou Thou shalt believe, hear fear?
I can fear?
I power,
To I and keep can mighty to I this Thy say, to "Believe, art heal, and see!"
    How very trust Thee can How save, hour!