Lord! Oh, calm me, tame rebellious nature

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