Chastened Submission

Verse 1

What wait I for but Thee? My hope is in thy Name; From all my sins deliver me, Nor put my soul to shame.

Verse 2

I suffered silently, Because Thy will is best; Remove Thy heavy stroke from me, For I am sore distressed.

Verse 3

When sin thou dost repay And chasten and restrain, Man's beauty quickly fades away; Yea, human life is vain.

Verse 4

O Lord, regard my fears, And answer my request; Turn not in silence from my tears, But give the mourner rest.

Verse 5

I am a stranger here, Dependent on Thy grace, A pilgrim, as my fathers were, With no abiding place.

Verse 6

O spare me and restore My failing strength, I pray; Ere I go hence and be no more, The hand of judgment stay.