Verse 1
Son of God, if thy free grace
Again hath rais’d me up,
Call’d me still to seek thy face,
And gave me back my hope;
Still thy gracious help afford,
And all thy loving-kindness shew;
Keep me, keep me, dearest Lord,
And never let me go.
Verse 2
Feebly if I now begin
After my fall to rise,
Save me from my bosom-sin,
My worst of enemies;
Let me fully be restor’d,
And cause me all thy power to know;
Keep me, keep me, &c.
Verse 3
By me, O my Saviour, stand
In sore temptation’s hour,
Save me with thine out-stretch’d hand,
And shew forth all thy power:
O be mindful of thy word,
Thine all-sufficient grace bestow;
Keep me, keep me, &c.
Verse 4
Give me, Lord, an holy fear,
And fix it in my heart,
That I may from evil near
With timely care depart,
Sin be more than hell, abhor’d,
Till thou destroy the tyrant-foe:
Keep me, keep me, &c.
Verse 5
Never let me leave thy breast,
From thee my Saviour stray;
Thou art my support, and rest,
My true and living way,
My exceeding great reward,
In heaven above, and earth below:
Keep me, keep me, &c.
Verse 6
Never let me go, till I
Upborn on wings of love,
Gain the regions of the sky,
And take my seat above,
See thee by all heaven ador’d,
And all thy glorious fulness know:
Keep me, keep me, dearest Lord,
And never let me go.