Oh, tame Lord! rebellious nature calm me,

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