Oh! who shall now my freedom win,
And save me from this yoke of sin?
My God, for Thee my soul doth thirst,
For Thou alone my bonds canst burst.
To keep thy laws my will is bent,
But fails in the accomplishment:
E’en when I follow good, I find
Some stain of evil lurks behind.
Lord, on thy child compassion take,
My sins blot out for Jesu’s sake;