Verse 1

THOU great mysterious God unknown, Whose love hath gently led me on, Even from my infant days, Mine inmost soul expose to view, And tell me if I ever knew Thy justifying grace.

Verse 2

If I have only known Thy fear, And followed with a heart sincere Thy drawings from above, Now, now the further grace bestow, And let my sprinkled conscience know Thy sweet forgiving love.

Verse 3

Short of Thy love I would not stop, A stranger to the gospel hope, The sense of sin forgiven; I would not, Lord, my soul deceive, Without the inward witness live, That antepast of heaven.

Verse 4

If now the witness were in me, Would He not testify of Thee In Jesus reconciled? And should I not with faith draw nigh, And boldly Abba, Father, cry, And know myself Thy child?

Verse 5

Whate’er obstructs Thy pardoning love, Or sin or righteousness, remove, Thy glory to display; Mine heart of unbelief convince, And now absolve me from my sins, And take them all away.

Verse 6

Father, in me reveal Thy Son, And to my inmost soul make known How merciful Thou art: The secret of Thy love reveal, And by Thine hallowing Spirit dwell For ever in my heart.

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