C. Wesley
SHEPHERD divine, our wants relieve,
In this our evil day;
To all Thy tempted followers give
The power to watch and pray.
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Long as our fiery trials last,
Long as the cross we bear,
Oh let our souls on Thee be cast
In never-ceasing prayer!
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The Spirit of interceding grace,
Give us in faith to claim;
To wrestle till we see Thy face,
And know Thy hidden name.
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Till Thou Thy perfect love impart;
Till Thou Thyself bestow;
Be this the cry of every heart,
I will not let Thee go.
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I will not let Thee go, unless
Thou tell Thy name to me;
With all Thy great salvation bless,
And make me all like Thee.
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Then let me on the mountain top
Behold Thy open face;
Where faith in sight is swallowed up,
And prayer in endless praise.