Preparation for Death, 4

Warn'd of my dissolution,
Unfit to die or live,
With horror and confusion
The summons I receive.
I want the preparation
Before I hence depart,
The knowledge of salvation,
The purity of heart.

O that the blood which cleanses
From all iniquity,
To blot out my offences,
Were sprinkled now on me!
What but that blood's applying
Can purge this inbred stain,
Can save a sinner dying,
And make me love again?

With cries and tears unceasing
I ask Thee to bestow
On me the long-sought blessing,
And let my spirit go.
Thy love to me discover
While on the brink I stand,
And waft in safety over
To that celestial land.

Tis all my soul's desire,
Tis all my business here,
That precious love to' acquire,
And then to disappear,
With those in heavenly places
The Saviour to commend,
And hymn in endless praises
My soul's eternal Friend.