Lord, Thou Hast Seen My Soul Sincere

Lord

Thou hast seen my soul sin­cere

Hast made Thy truth and love ap­pear;

Before mine eyes I set Thy laws

And Thou hast owned my right­eous cause.

Since I have learned Thy ho­ly ways

I’ve walked up­right be­fore Thy face;

Or if my feet did e’er de­part

’Twas nev­er with a wick­ed heart.

What sore temp­ta­tions broke my rest!

What wars and strug­glings in my breast!

But through Thy grace that reigns with­in

I guard against my dar­ling sin.

That sin which close be­sets me still

That works and strives against my will;

When shall Thy Spir­it’s sov­er­eign pow­er

Destroy it

that it rise no more?

With an im­par­tial hand

the Lord

Deals out to mor­tals their re­ward:

The kind and faith­ful souls shall find

A God as faith­ful and as kind.

The just and pure shall ev­er say

Thou art more pure

more just than they;

And men that love re­venge shall know

God hath an arm of ven­geance

too.