Matthew 8: Thou canst not want the power

Thou canst not want the power,
Almighty as Thou art,
Thou canst not want the will this hour
To purify my heart:
Thou must be ready. Lord,
The evil to remove,
For O, to all who trust Thy word
Thou art both power and love.

Myself I cannot heal.
Or put away my sin.
And nature's unregenerate will
Refuses to be clean.
I never shall consent
To' accept the grace Divine
Unless Thy will omnipotent
O'errule and conquer mine.

But hope I have in Thee,
(Hope springing from despair,)
Thou canst, Thou wilt my Saviour be
Who didst my nature share;
Who suffer'dst for my sin,
Thou wilt remove the load.
And re-create me pure within
Through Thine all-hallowing blood.

Thou wilt; but why not now?
So ignorant and blind.
In darkness at Thy feet I bow,
And wait Thy love to find:
Manner and time I leave;
But graven on Thy heart,
I look Thy fulness to receive,
And see Thee as Thou art.