Verse 1
GOD of All-inviting Grace,
Father of our Fallen Race,
Touch’d with Love thy Creatures see,
Griev’d at Human Misery.

Verse 2
See us to the Future blind,
Seeking what we cannot find,
Walking in a Shadow vain,
Joy we want, but Sorrow gain.

Verse 3
Still deceiv’d with eager Strife
Still we grasp the Present Life,
Restless or’e the Maze to rove
All the Maze of Creature-Love.

Verse 4
Ignorant of what is best,
Opening our ungarded Breast,
Hurried on by Passion’s Rage,
Rashly we our Hearts engage;

Verse 5
Glide into the Pleasing Snare,
Plunge into a Gulph of Care,
Sink in golden Slumbers down,
Wake, and find ourselves undone.

Verse 6
Such the Folly of Mankind,
Such alas! my own I find,
If the Loving GOD depart,
Leave me to my wretched Heart.

Verse 7
But, my GOD, Thou wilt not leave
One who would thy Will receive,
Would Himself mistrust, deny,
Would be guided by thine Eye.

Verse 8
Look me then into thy Peace,
Thy High Way of Holiness,
Into all the Works prepar’d
Me to fit for my Reward.

Verse 9
Thou my sole Disposer be,
Chuse my every State for me,
Mould this Passive Clay of mine,
Stamp it with the Stamp Divine.

Verse 10
Far from Passion, and from Pride
Into thy whole Counsel guide,
Let me perfectly fulfil
All thy Acceptable Will.

Verse 11
While I sojourn in the Vale
Keep me pois’d in even Scale,
Shew me, every Moment shew
What to shun, and what pursue.

Verse 12
Canst Thou suffer me to stray,
Lead the Blind out of the Way,
Me, who all my Weakness own,
Me, who trust on Christ alone!

Verse 13

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