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CCLXXVII. In Hope, Hoping against Hope

1 Why sinks my weak desponding mind?
Why heaves my heart the anxious sigh?
Can sov'reign Goodness be unkind?
Am I not safe when God is nigh?

2 He holds all nature in his hand;
That gracious hand on which I live,
Does life, and time, and death command,
And has immortal joys to give.

3 'Tis he supports this fainting frame,
On him alone my hopes recline;
The wond'rous glories of his name,
How wide they spread! how bright they shine!

4 Infinite wisdom! boundless pow'r!
Unchanging faithfulness and love!
Here let me trust, while I adore,
Nor from my refuge e'er remove.

5 My God, if thou art mine indeed,
Then I have all my heart can crave;
A present help in times of need,
Still kind to hear, and strong to save.

6 Forgive my doubts, O gracious Lord,
And ease the sorrows of my breast;
Speak to my heart the healing word,
That thou art mine—and I am blest.

Text Information

• First Line: Why sinks my weak desponding mind?
• Title: In Hope, Hoping against Hope
• Author: Steele
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1792
• Scripture:
  Micah 7:8-9
  ;
  Psalm 43:5
  ;
  Proverbs 13:12
  ;
  Romans 4:18-20
• Topic: The Hope, that maketh not Ashamed: a Hope full of Immortality

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