I Asked the Lord

John Newton, 1779

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I asked the Lord that I might grow in faith and love

'Twas He who taught me thus to pray, and He I trust
I hoped that in some fav ored hour at once He ans
In stead of this He made me feel the hid den e
Yea more with His own hands He seemed in tent to ag
"Lord, why is this?" I trem bling cried; "Wilt Thou pur sue
"These in war tri I em ploy from self and pride

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and ev 'ry grace, might more of His sal va tion

has an swered prayer, but it has been in such a
swer my re quest and by His love's con strain ing
vils of my heart and let the an gry pow'rs of
gra vate my woe, crossed all the fair de signs I'd
Thy worm to death? "Tis in this way," the Lord re
to set thee . free. and break Thy schemes of earth ly

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know and seek more ear nest ly His face.

way as al most drove me to de spair.
pow'r sub due my sins and give me rest.
hell as sault my soul in ev 'ry part.
schemed hum bled my heart, and laid me low."
plied I an swer prayer for grace and faith."
joy that thou may'st find thy all in Me."