Verse 1
Lord, I believe thy every word,
Thy every promise true,
And lo! I wait on thee, my Lord,
Till I my strength renew.

Verse 2
If in this feeble flesh I may
A while shew forth thy praise,
Jesu, support the tottering clay,
And lengthen out my days.

Verse 3
If such a worm as I can spread
The common Saviour’s name,
Let him who rais’d thee from the dead,
Quicken my mortal frame.

Verse 4
Still let me live thy blood to shew,
Which purges every stain,
And gladly linger out below
A few more years in pain.

Verse 5
My time and life are in thy hand,
No more for death I groan,
Still let the ruinous mansion stand
Till all thy will be done.

Verse 6
My life, I know, thou canst repair,
And give a stronger thread;
But Lord, of this I take no care;
For, O! My soul is dead.

Verse 7
Health I shall have, if that be best
But what is health to me?
Alas! My spirit cannot rest,
Till it is whole with thee.

Verse 8
The spirit of an healthful mind,
For this I wait in pain,
This pretious pearl I long to find,
And to be born again.

Verse 9
Spare me, till I my strength of soul,
Till I thy love retrieve,
Till faith shall make my spirit whole,
And perfect soundness give.

Verse 10
Faith to be heal’d, thou know’st, I have
From sin to be made clean,
Able thou art from sin to save,
From all indwelling sin.

Verse 11
Surely thou canst, I do not doubt:
Thou wilt thyself impart,
The bondwoman’s base son cast out,
And take up all my heart.

Verse 12
I shall my antient strength renew:
Thy excellence divine,
(If thou art good, if thou art true,)
Throughout my soul shall shine.

Verse 13
I shall, a weak and helpless worm,
Thro’ Jesus strength’ning me,
Impossibilities perform,
And live from sinning free.

Verse 14
For this in stedfast hope I wait;
Now, Lord, my soul restore,
Now the new heavens and earth create,
And I shall sin no more.