CCXXXVIII. Come, O thou all-victorious Lord

1 Come, O thou all-victorious Lord,
Thy power to us make known:
Strike with the hammer of thy word,
And break these hearts of stone.

2 O that we all might now begin
Our foolishness to mourn;
And turn at once from every sin,
And to the Saviour turn.

3 Give us ourselves and thee to know
In this your gracious day;
Repentance unto life bestow,
And take our sins away.

4 Conclude us first of unbelief,
And freely then release;
Fill every soul with sacred grief,
And then with sacred peace.

5 Impoverish, Lord, and then relieve,
And then enrich the poor;
The knowledge of our sickness give,
The knowledge of our cure.

6 That blessed sense of guilt impart,
And then remove the load;
Trouble, and wash the troubled heart
In the atoning blood.

7 Our desperate state through sin declare,
And speak our sins forgiven:
By perfect holiness prepare,
And take us into heaven.

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First Line: Come, O thou all-victorious Lord
Language: English
Publication Date: 1790
Topic: Praying for a Blessing
Notes: Tune: ALDRICH
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