Stärk mich, das schwache Kind der Erde,
Dass die empfangne Gnade nicht
Mir einst ein strengeres Gericht
Durch neue Uebertretung werde.
[CHRIST OUR SALVATION.]
Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the Lord, for I am merciful, and I will not keep anger for ever.
Jer. iii. 12.
How oft have I the covenant broken
Which I with Thee, my God, have made!
How oft the vows my lips have spoken
Have been forgot as soon as said!