Can We in Unbelievers Find

Can we in un­be­liev­ers find

That no­ble rea­di­ness of mind

To hear

in­ves­ti­gate

and prove

The truth of Je­su’s par­don­ing love?

Yes

Lord; thro’ Thy pre­vent­ing grace

There are who cor­dial­ly em­brace

The joyf­ul news of sin for­giv­en

With God Him­self sent down from Heav­en.

Up from the sleep of na­ture stirred

They dai­ly search Thy writ­ten word

Inquiring if these things be so

To Thine own ora­cles they go;

Thine ora­cles the an­swer give

And will­ing mul­ti­tudes be­lieve

The Gos­pel by Thy Spir­it sealed

And find Thy glo­ri­ous self re­vealed.

What then are they that dare for­bid

The un­con­vinced Thy book to read

Who take the sac­red key away

Damp their de­sire to search and pray

Conceal Thy re­cords from their view

The Scrip­tures were not wrote for you

Accept your more un­err­ing guide

The Church

the Ca­tho­lics—the bride!

Turn

sin­ners

turn from such away

And ra­ther God than man ob­ey;

The Scrip­tures search both day and night

And try if what ye hear be right;

Put forth your grain of gra­cious pow­er

(Your use of that shall bring ye more)

’Till the true light Him­self impart

And breathes

the Wit­ness

in your heart.