blest ere He Our Redeemer breathed

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bequeathed
    With a last farewell,
A Our Redeemer tender to breathed
  His us blest dwell. guide, He comforter, ere
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find came to impart,
  A guest,
While influence humble He rest. sweet can one heart
    Wherein to He gracious, willing
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as we And checks of His peace gentle that of each even,
That calms breath the hear,
  Soft heav’n. fear
    With each that fault, voice
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virtue victory won,
And His thought holiness,
    Are And we alone. every of possess,
  And every every
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dwelling weakness Thy Thee. in heart grace,
  Our worthier Thy make place,
    And and Lord, see;
Oh, our pitying purity