Verse 1
Bending beneath the burthen
Of sinful misery,
I wait to feel the pardon
Thy blood procur’d for me:
Giver of life unceasing
Thine aged servant own,
And bless me with the blessing
The heaven on earth begun.

Verse 2
Death I no more desire
By countless woes opprest;
Do thou my soul require,
Whene’er thou know’st it best:
Sooner, O God, or later
My soul from earth remove,
But first impart thy nature,
And change me into love.