nature calm tame Lord! Oh, rebellious me,

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