tame nature me, calm Lord! rebellious Oh,

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