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Hymns · 1783

The cause of this perpetual pain

Songwriter Charles Wesley

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Hymnal / album Scriptural Hymns
Publisher Wesleyan-Methodist Conference Office
Copyright Public Domain (Disclaimer: This is not legal advice. The publication year, if correct, suggests that this work may be in public domain in the U.S..)

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Lyrics

Verse 1
The cause of this perpetual pain,
Jesus, the inbred sin remove, (Hosea 14:2)
Peace for a dying soul ordain,
And save me by thy purest love,
Then, or whene’er Thou wilt release,
My soul in all thy mind renew’d, (Rom. 12:2)
Created in true holiness, (Eph. 4:23-24)
One spirit with my hallowing God. (I Cor. 6:17)

Verse 2
But canst Thou take it all away?
But can I trust Almighty Love
The root to kill, the remnant slay,
The sinful nature to remove? (Rom. 6:6)
Jesus, I stedfastly believe
The saving Power of God Thou art,
And wilt his perfect Image give, (II Cor. 3:18, I Cor. 15:49)
Thyself, into my sinless heart.

Verse 3
O woudst Thou now thy presence show,
Thy nature in my heart reveal,
And thus destroy th’ indwelling foe, (Rom. 6:6-7)
And me out of myself expel!
Thy presence finishes my sin,
Thy presence makes an end of me; (II Cor. 5:17)
Come in, thou holy God, come in,
And I shall all be lost in Thee. (I Cor. 6:17)