Verse 1
God of grace and patience, hear
Those whom Thou hast made sincere,
In the gap who humbly stand
Pillars of a tottering land.

Verse 2
We who woud on Thee rely,
Add to theirs our feeble cry,
Day and night we intercede,
Jesus death for sinners plead.

Verse 3
Thou who hast endur’d so long,
Suffer yet th’ ungodly throng,
While they still thine anger dare,
Still th’ audacious rebels spare.

Verse 4
Tho’ they bear thy name in vain,
Most abandon’d, most prophane,
Let not human wickedness
More abound than heavenly grace.

Verse 5
Monsters of iniquity
Thou dost all their evils see,
All the evils they have done
Thou hast punish’d in thy Son.

Verse 6
Great howe’er their guilt hath been,
If they have not sinn’d the sin
Which Thou never canst forgive,
Let them yet repent, and live.

Verse 7
We for them the promise claim,
Asking life in Jesus name,
Let them live thro’ Christ forgiven,
Strangely snatch’d from hell to heaven.