All-searching
God,
Thou
readest the heart,
viewest
principles and motives of actions,
seest
more defilement in my duties
than I ever saw in
any of my sins.
The heavens are not
clean in thy sight,
and thou chargest the angels with
folly;
I am ready to flee
from myself because of
my abominations;
Yet thou dost not
abhor me
but hast devised means for my
return to thee,
and that, by thy Son who died to
give me life.
Thine honour is
secured and displayed even in
my escape from thy
threats,
and that, by means of Jesus
in whom mercy and
truth meet together,
and righteousness and
peace kiss each other.
In him the enslaved
find redemption,
the guilty pardon,
the unholy renovation;
In him are
everlasting strength for the weak,
unsearchable riches for the
needy,
treasures of wisdom and knowledge
for
the ignorant,
fullness for the empty.
At thy gracious call
I hear, take, come, apply,
receive his grace,
not only submit to his mercy but
acquiesce in it,
not only glory in the cross but
in him crucified
and slain,
not only joy in forgiveness but
in the one
through whom
atonement comes.
Thy blessings are as
secure as they are glorious;
Thou hast provided
for my safety and my prosperity,
and hast promised that I shall
stand firm and
grow stronger.
O Lord God, without
the pardon of my sin I cannot
rest satisfied
without the renovation of my
nature by grace
I can never rest
easy,
without the hopes of heaven I can
never be
at peace.
All this I have in
thy Son Jesus; blessed be
his name.