The Voice of Praise ‎#413

413. Stay, thou insulted Spirit, stay

1 Stay, thou insulted spirit, stay,
Though I have done thee such despite,
Nor cast the sinner quite away,
Nor take thine everlasting flight.

2 Though I have steeled my stubborn heart,
And still shook off my guilty fears;
And vexed, and urged thee to depart,
For many long, rebellious years:

3 Though I have most unfaithful been,
Of all whoe'er thy grace received;
Ten thousand times thy goodness seen,
Ten thousand times thy goodness grieved:

4 Yet, oh! the chief of sinners spare,
In honor of my great High Priest;
Nor in thy righteous anger swear
T' exclude me from thy people's rest.

5 This only woe I deprecate;
This only plague I pray remove;
Nor leave me in my lost estate;
Nor curse me with this want of love.

6 Now, Lord, my weary soul release,
Upraise me with thy gracious hand,
And guide into thy perfect peace,
And bring me to the promised land.

Text Information

• First Line: Stay, thou insulted Spirit, stay
• Author: Watts
• Meter: L. M.
• Publication Date: 1873
• Scripture:
  Genesis 9:13
  ;
  Psalm 51:11
  ;
  Isaiah 63:10
  ;
  Daniel 9:7
  ;
  Hosea 10:12
  ;
  Zechariah 13:6
  ;
  Ephesians 4:30
• Topic: The Christian System: Repentance and Faith; Deprecating the Withdrawal of the Spirit

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