I Asked The Lord

	  		
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   I asked the Lord that I might grow  
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   In faith and love and every grace  
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   Might more of His salvation know  
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   And seek more earnestly His face 

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   Twas He who taught me thus to pray  
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   And He I trust has answered prayer  
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   But it has been in such a way  
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   As almost drove me to despair 

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   I hoped that in some favored hour  
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   At once He'd answer my request  
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   And by His love's constraining power  
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   Subdue my sins and give me rest 

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   Instead of this He made me feel  
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   The hidden evils of my heart  
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   And let the angry powers of Hell  
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   Assault my soul in every part 

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   Yea more with His own hand He seemed  
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   Intent to aggravate my woe  
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   Crossed all the fair designs I schemed,  
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   Cast out my feelings, laid me low  

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   Lord why is this, I trembling cried  
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   Wilt Thou pursue thy worm to death?  
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   "Tis in this way" The Lord replied  
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   "I answer prayer for grace and faith" 

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   "These inward trials I employ  
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   From self and pride to set thee free  
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   And break thy schemes of earthly joy  
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   That thou mayest seek thy all in me,  
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   That thou mayest seek thy all in me."