Six 8's [507]St. Finbar: Henri F. Hemy, 1864; Arr. James G. Walton, 1870 Charles Wesley, 1749 Weary of wandering from my God, And now made willing to return, I hear and bow me to the rod, For thee, not without hope, I mourn: I have an Advocate above, A Friend before the throne of love. O Jesus, full of truth and grace, More full of grace than I of sin; Yet once again I seek thy face: Open thine arms and take me in; And freely my backslidings heal, And love the faithless sinner still. Thou know'st the way to bring me back, My fallen spirit to restore; O for thy truth and mercy's sake, Forgive, and bid me sin no more: The ruins of my soul repair, And make my heart a house of prayer. Amen. |