rebellious tame me, Oh, Lord! nature calm

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