John 11:3: Lord, behold, he whom Thou lovest is sick

The prayer which God delights to hear,
With steadfast faith and humble fear
The sinner's wants before Him lays,
And meekly for an answer stays,
Nothing prescribes to the Most-High
Whose pity hears the softest sigh.
But waits the blessing from above,
And minds the Saviour of His love.

Saviour, with kind compassion see
Thy ransom'd creature's misery.
The sinner whom Thou lov'st am I,
But sick and at the point to die;
Tempted and weak in sin and pain,
Here at Thy feet I still remain:
Thou know'st my case, Thou hear'st me groan
In death, Thine only will be done!