Thou canst not from thy fellows withhold thy less forgiveness.
To thy Father thy weaknesses are known, and thou hast not hid thy sin,
Therefore ask Him, in all trust, to lead thee from the dangers of temptation;
While the last petition of the soul, that breatheth on the confines of prayer,
Is deliverance from sin and the evil one, the miseries of earth and hell.
And wherefore, child of hope, should the rock of thy confidence be sure?
Thou knowest that God heareth and promiseth an answer of peace;
Thou knowest that He is King, and none can stay His hand;
Thou knowest His power to be boundless, for there is none other:
And to Him thou givest glory, as a creature of His workmanship and favour,