Hymns for Love, 30

O Jesus, prove Thy name on me;
In life, in death my Saviour be;
Me from my bosom-sin avert,
And change the bias of my heart.

I mourn my heart to ill inclined,
My will corrupt, my carnal mind;
Ah! who its enmity shall slay,
And tear me from myself away?

This strong propensity to sin
Which still I groan to feel within,
What but Thy nature can remove,
Thou God of holiness and love?

Me, for Thy truth and mercy's sake,
Partaker of Thy nature make;
My longing soul with love inspire,
And then my loving soul require.