“O Lord, rebuke me not in thy wrath.” Ps. 38. 1
T. Kelly L.M.
1
Deal gently with thy servant, Lord,
And if the rod should needful be,
Thy seasonable aid afford;
My soul in trouble flies to thee.
2
Thy frown is terrible to bear,
But grace a spring of hope supplies;
Thy anger more than death I fear,
Thy favour more than life I prize.
3
But much I fear, lest in some hour
Of sore temptation I may fall;
And, yielding to the tempter’s power,
Faithless may prove, and give up all.
4
Lord, save thy worm, for thou alone
Canst keep me in the trying hour;
Thy help I trust to, not my own,
Thy love, thy wisdom, and thy power.
5
When chastisement shall needful be,
Correct thy worm, but not in wrath;
A father’s hand I fain would see;
A father’s rod no terror hath.
