Hymnal ‎#387

387. Stay, Thou long-suffering Spirit, stay

1 Stay, Thou long-suffering Spirit, stay,
Though I have done Thee such despite;
Nor cast the sinner quite away,
Nor take Thine everlasting flight.

2 Though I have most unfaithful been,
And long in vain Thy grace received;
Ten thousand times Thy goodness seen,
Ten thousand times Thy goodness grieved;

3 Yet O the mourning sinner spare,
In honour of my great High-Priest;
Nor in Thy righteous anger swear
T' exclude me from Thy people's rest.

4 My weary soul, O God, release;
Uphold me with Thy gracious hand;
Guide me into Thy perfect peace,
And bring me to the promised land.

Text Information

• First Line: Stay, Thou long-suffering Spirit, stay
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1871
• Topic: The Christian Life: Repentance

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