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CONVICTION AND CONVERSION.
5 But soon these fears were banished
And tears began to flow,
That I, so vile a sinner,
Should be beloved so :
I thought my trials over,
And all my troubles gone,
And joy, and peace, and pleasure,
Should be my lot alone.
S But now I find a warfare,
Which often bends me low ;
The world, the flesh and Satan,
They do beset me so :
Can one who is a Christian
Have such a heart as mine?
I fear I never witnessed
Th’ effects of love divine.
7 I find I’m often backward
To do my Master’s will,
Or else I want the glory
Of what I do fulfill.
In duties I feel weakness,
And oftentimes I find
A hard deceitful spirit,
And wretched wandering mind.
8 Sure others do not feel
What’s often felt by me ;
Such trials and temptations
Perhaps they never see ;
For I’m the chief of sinners,
I freely own, with Paul;
Or, if I am a Christian,
I am the least of all.
9 And now I have related
What trials I have seen,
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