The Prisoner of Hope

Verse 1

Thou hidden God, for whom I groan, Till thou thyself declare: God inaccessible, unknown, Regard a sinner's prayer.

Verse 2

A sinner weltering in his blood, Unpurg'd and unforgiven; Far distant from the living God, As far as hell from heaven.

Verse 3

An unregen'rate child of man, To thee for faith I call: Pity thy fallen creature's pain, And raise me from my fall.

Verse 4

The darkness which, thro' thee, I feel, Thou only canst remove: Thine own eternal power reveal, The Deity of love.

Verse 5

I would not to thy foe submit: I hate the tyrant's chain; Send forth thy pris'ner from the pit, Nor let me cry in vain.

Verse 6

Show me the blood that bought my peace, The cov'nant blood apply! And all my griefs at once shall cease, And all my sins shall die.

Verse 7

Speak, Jesus, speak into my heart, What thou for me hast done; One grain of living faith impart, And God is all my own.