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I would, but cannot, sing
John NEWTON
Source : Goble 159
I would, but cannot, sing,
I would, but cannot, pray;
For Satan meets me when I try,
And frights my soul away.- I would, but cant, repent,
Though I endeavor oft;
This stony heart can neer relent
Till Jesus makes it soft.- I would, but cannot, love,
Though loved by love divine;
No arguments have powr to move
A soul so base as mine.- I would, but cannot, rest
In Gods most holy will;
I know what he appoints is best,
Yet murmur at it still.- Oh, could I but believe!
Then all would easy be;
I would, but cannot Lord, relieve,
My help must come from thee!- But if indeed I would,
Though I can nothing do,
Yet the desire is something good,
For which my praise is due.- By nature prone to ill,
Till thine appointed hour,
I was as destitute of will
As now I am of power.- Wilt thou not crown at length
The work thou hast begun?
And, with the will, afford me strength
In all thy ways to run?
Melodio: WEST JEFFERSON
based on a tune given in The Sound of the Dove, p. 142
"as sung by Elder Eddie Lyle, 24 July 1982,
West Jefferson, North Carolina"
MIDI (melody only) [SD*]
Alternative Melody: ST. THOMAS
Aaron WILLIAMS, 1770
MIDI [TCH]
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