Lord, in kind compassion hear
One who would thy greatness fear,
Grant my feeble heart’s desire,
With that godly awe inspire;
When I truly fear thy name,
Sure of farther grace I am,
Then I shall thy mercy prove,
Then I shall thy goodness love.
Lord in kind compassion hear
Hymnal/Album: Originally titled “O Lord, let thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, who desires to fear thy name.”—Nehemiah i. 11. Introduced in Charles Wesley, Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures, Vol. 1 (Bristol: Farley, 1762). Published in The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, Collected and Arranged by G. Osborn, Vol. 9 (London: Wesleyan-Methodist Conference Office, 1870), page 223.
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