nature Lord! calm me, tame Oh, rebellious

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