IV.
Take me, oh! in mercy take me,
To Thy blessed home again,
And let no enticement shake me,—
Satan’s wiles nor wicked men.
V.
I am sinful, doubting, fearing—
Thou canst banish all alarm;
I am weak, and blind, and erring—
Thou canst shield from every harm.
VI.
Look upon me, crushed and broken,
Humble, contrite, at Thy feet.
Dost Thou know me? Hast Thou spoken?
“Hast Thou come Thy child to meet!”
VII.
Lost and found! Once dead, now living!
Once an outcast, now a son!
Once despairing, now believing,—
I my Father’s house have won.
Ballyshannon, 1855.