Sunday's Hymn: John Newton

I Asked The Lord That I Might Grow

I asked the Lord that I might grow
In faith, and love, and every grace;
Might more of His salvation know,
And seek, more earnestly, His face.

’Twas He who taught me thus to pray,
And He, I trust, has answered prayer!
But it has been in such a way,
As almost drove me to despair.

I hoped that in some favored hour,
At once He’d answer my request;
And by His love’s constraining pow’r,
Subdue my sins, and give me rest.

Instead of this, He made me feel
The hidden evils of my heart;
And let the angry pow’rs of hell
Assault my soul in every part.

Yea more, with His own hand He seemed
Intent to aggravate my woe;
Crossed all the fair designs I schemed,
Blasted my gourds, and laid me low.

Lord, why is this, I trembling cried,
Wilt thou pursue thy worm to death?
“’Tis in this way, the Lord replied,
I answer prayer for grace and faith.

These inward trials I employ,
From self, and pride, to set thee free;
And break thy schemes of earthly joy,
That thou may’st find thy all in Me.”

---Music by Herbert S. Oakeley (Listen.)

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Other hymns, worship songs, etc. posted this Sunday

• When I Survey the Wondrous Cross at The Thirsty Theologian.
• The Son of God Goes Forth to War at John Dekker's Journal
• O Thou Who Camest From Above at Seasonings
• Come Sinners to the Gospel Feast at Ian's Messy Desk
• Before the Throne of God Above at Unity Without Verity
• The Collect for the Twentieth Sunday after Trinity at Magic Statistics

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