For thy namesake

A wonderfully useful prayer adapted from the 6th Psalm:
O Lord, rebuke me not in thine indignation,
Neither chasten me in thy heavy displeasure.
Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am weak;
O Lord, heal me, for my bones are vexed.
Turn thee, O Lord, and deliver my soul:
O, save me, for thy namesake. Amen.

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But yet in love he sought me

The King of Love My Shepherd Is, by Henry Williams Baker, 1868:
The King of love my shepherd is,
whose goodness faileth never;
I nothing lack if I am his,
and he is mine for ever.Where streams of living water flow,
my ransomed soul he leadeth,
and where the verdant pastures grow,
with food celestial feedeth.Perverse and foolish oft I strayed,
but yet [...]

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