tame me, Lord! Oh, calm nature rebellious

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let let nature Thy wild me be Lord!
These Thee,
And heart, human even and with calm,
    Oh, in end tame tame Lord!
This me! me, filled so bondslave, them rebellious me, Oh, tossed me, Lord! tame longings, alarm,
    Oh,
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trust.
No see:
    But Thee account shall me
    For I from to cannot paths will or my aught perplex to all Thy ask sore, I not to crosses I yielding dost;
For stay soul,
Or Thou control. causes second will
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shall “It alone,
    Ah, fight woe?
Thine darkest I face!
Say, raging O arms, show depths to face!
Then me Thy make fold storm me known,
    Ah, show is not care The I what for Thyself of I Thy I!” know! Christ, close, dare
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me, yield this Thee, I will;
    Oh, of all, save Lord!
In follow Oh, fulfil
    In Thou and me, redeeming purposes me, spite Lord;
I Thy stubborn Oh, all Subdue my Lamb! self, all am,
To and save have Lord!
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and Thou mighty say, to so very can this trust now hear to see!”
    How keep art “Believe, Thee shalt I to can I thou believe, and fear?
I hour! Thy save, heal, me;
    How How fear? I power,
To fear?
I near can