858 I Asked the Lord That I Might Grow
1
I asked the Lord that I might grow
In faith, and love, and every grace;
Might more of His salvation know,
And seek, more earnestly, His face.
2
’Twas He who taught me thus to pray,
And He, I trust, has answered prayer!
But it has been in such a way,
As almost drove me to despair.
3
I hoped that in some favored hour,
At once He’d answer my request;
And by His love’s constraining pow’r,
Subdue my sins, and give me rest.
4
Instead of this, He made me feel
The hidden evils of my heart;
And let the angry pow’rs of hell
Assault my soul in every part.
5
Yea more, with His own hand He seemed
Intent to aggravate my woe;
Crossed all the fair designs I schemed,
Blasted my gourds, and laid me low.
6
Lord, why is this, I trembling cried,
Wilt thou pursue thy worm to death?
“’Tis in this way, the Lord replied,
I answer prayer for grace and faith.
7
These inward trials I employ,
From self, and pride, to set thee free;
And break thy schemes of earthly joy,
That thou may’st find thy all in Me.”

Temukan kidung nyanyian lainnya dari EN (English Hymns)

859 What Is the Thing of Greatest Price?
860 Be Thou My Helper in the Strife
861 My Soul Before Thee Prostrate Lies
862 Sweetest Joy the Soul Can Know
863 The Fast, as Taught by Holy Lore
864 How Long Must We Wait?
865 The Trespass of the Wicked Man
866 While Men Grow Bold in Wicked Ways
867 Thy Mercy and Thy Truth, O Lord
868 Thy Mercy, Lord, Is in the Heav’ns
869 High in the Heavens, Eternal God
870 Brood O’er Us with Thy Sheltering Wing
871 After the Life-Paths
872 Come to the Fountain
873 Morn of Morns, and Day of Days
874 Thou Art, O God, the Life and Light
875 Fret Not Thyself
876 Why Should I Vex My Soul?
877 Put Thou Thy Trust in God
878 O Lord, I Will Delight in Thee
879 Commit Thou All Thy Griefs
880 Commit Whatever Grieves Thee
881 Wait, and Murmur Not
882 Jehovah Is Our Strength
883 A Little That the Righteous Hold