Whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.—Hebrews, xii. 6.
O keep up life and peace within,
If I must feel thy chastening rod!
Yet kill not me, but kill my sin;
And let me know Thou art my God.
O give my soul some sweet foretaste
Of that which I shall shortly see!
Let faith and love cry to the last,
“Come, Lord, I trust myself with Thee!”
Baxter.