Complaint of Desertion and Temptation

Verse 1

Dear Lord! behold our sore distress; Our sins attempt to reign; Stretch out thine arm of conquering grace, And let thy foes be slain.

Verse 2

The lion with his dreadful roar Affrights thy feeble sheep: Reveal the glory of thy power, And chain him to the deep.

Verse 3

Must we indulge a long despair? Shall our petitions die? Our mournings never reach thine ear, Nor tears affect thine eye?

Verse 4

If thou despise a mortal groan, Yet hear a Savior's blood; An Advocate so near the throne Pleads and prevails with God.

Verse 5

He brought the Spirit's powerful sword To slay our deadly foes; Our sins shall die beneath thy word, And hell in vain oppose.

Verse 6

How boundless is our Father's grace, In height, and depth, and length! He makes his Son our righteousness, His Spirit is our strength.