◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ ◊ INRI ◊ ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ ◊ My God! My God! vers of my tears ◊ ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ I come to Thee; ◊ ◊ bow down thy blessed ears To hear me wretch, oh, ◊ ◊ let thine eyes, which sleep Did never close, ◊ ◊ behold a sinner weep. Let not, O God! ◊ ◊ my God! my faults, though great And numberless, bet ◊ w ◊ een thy mercy-seat And my poor soul be t ◊ h ◊ rown, since we are taught, ◊◊◊◊◊◊ ◊ ◊ ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ ◊ ◊ ◊◊◊◊◊◊ ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ Thou, ◊ Lord! remember ◊ est th ◊ y ◊ ne, ◊ if thou beest ◊ sought. ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ ◊ ◊ ◊◊◊◊◊◊ ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ I co ◊ me ◊ not, Lord wit ◊ h ◊ any o ◊ the ◊ r merit Then ◊ wh ◊ at I by my S ◊ a ◊ viour ◊ Ch ◊ rist inherit; Be th ◊ en ◊ his wound ◊ s ◊ my balm, his st ◊ ri ◊ pes my bliss, My crown his ◊ th ◊ orns, my dea ◊ t ◊ h be lo ◊ st ◊ in his, And th ◊ ou ◊ my bles ◊ t ◊ Redeemer, ◊ Sa ◊ viour God! Quit my ac ◊ co ◊ unts, with ◊ h ◊ old thy ◊ v ◊ engeful rod; O beg for ◊ me ◊ my h ◊ o ◊ pes on the ◊ e ◊ are set, Thou Chri ◊ st ◊ forgi ◊ v ◊ e, as well as pay ◊ th ◊ e debt. The liv ◊ in ◊ g fount, the li ◊ f ◊ e, the wa ◊ y ◊ I know; And but ◊ to ◊ thee ◊ o ◊ whither ◊ s ◊ hould I go? All o ◊ th ◊ er helps a ◊ r ◊ e vain, giv ◊ e ◊ thine to me; For by th ◊ y ◊ cross my ◊ s ◊ aving hea ◊ l ◊ th must be. Oh hear ◊ k ◊ en then, wh ◊ a ◊ t I with ◊ f ◊ aith implore, Lest s ◊ in ◊ and death sin ◊ k ◊ me forev ◊ e ◊ r more. Oh Lord! my ◊ G ◊ od! my way ◊ e ◊ s direct ◊ a ◊ nd keep, In ◊ d ◊ eath defe ◊ n ◊ d that from thee I ◊ n ◊ e’er slip; And at the do ◊ om ◊ let ◊ m ◊ e be raise ◊ d ◊ then, To liv ◊ e ◊ with the ◊ e. ◊ Sweet Jes ◊ us ◊ say, Amen! ◊◊◊◊◊◊ ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ EXPLANATION.