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S. M.
Ask and it shall be given you.
Luke 11:9.
Jesus, my strength, my hope,
On thee I cast my care,
With humble confidence look up,
And know thou hearest my prayer.
2 Give me on thee to wait
Till I can all things do;
On thee, almighty to create,
Almighty to renew.
3 I want a sober mind,
A self-renouncing will,
That tramples down, and casts behind,
The baits of pleasing ill;
4 A soul inured to pain,
To hardships, grief, and loss;
Bold to take up, firm to sustain
The consecrated cross;
5 I want a godly fear,
A quick-discerning eye,
That looks to thee when sin is near,
And sees the tempter fly;
6 A spirit still prepared,
And armed with jealous care,
For ever standing on its guard,
And watching unto prayer.
C. Wesley.