Verse 1
The Saviour still delights to find
His patients in the house of prayer,
Shews himself good, and doubly kind
To all that humbly seek him there,
Their souls with grace confirming meets,
Their cure continues and compleats.

Verse 2
For Thee I in thy temple stay,
For Thee before thine altar lie:
Thou Lamb who bear’st my guilt away,
Wilt thou not farther sanctify,
Give always what Thou once didst give,
And in mine inmost essence live?

Verse 3
Tell me again, that Thou hast heal’d
The worst of all the sinsick race,
Assure me of my pardon seal’d,
Repeat the word of saving grace,
And bid me in thy Spirit’s power
Go conquering on, and sin no more.

Verse 4
Continual need of Thee I have
My faith to give, confirm, increase;
I sink, if Thou forbear to save,
Relapse into my old disease,
Lose all my power, and life, and zeal,
And justly claim the fiercest hell.

Verse 5
But O I never, never need
Thy grace abuse and sin again,
I may from strength to strength proceed;
I shall thy promis’d help obtain,
Retrieve the perfect health of love,
And take my place prepar’d above.