The Heart Healed and Changed by Mercy
by William Cowper| Sin enslav'd me many years, And led me bound and blind; Till at length a thousand fears Came swarming o'er my mind. Where, I said in deep distress, Will these sinful pleasures end? How shall I secure my peace, And make the LORD my friend? Friends and ministers said much The gospel to enforce; But my blindness still was such, I chose a legal course: Much I fasted, watch'd and strove, Scarce would show my face abroad, Fear'd, almost, to speak or move, A stranger still to GOD. Thus afraid to trust his grace, Long time did I rebel; Till, despairing of my case, Down at his feet I fell: Then my stubborn heart he broke, And subdu'd me to his sway; By a simple word he spoke, "Thy sins are done away." |
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