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I Because Thy mercy is so great, Lord, think upon my needy state, And deign to give the help I need,-- The Bread of Life my soul to feed. II They cannot live whose souls are fed On what this foolish world calls bread; For lack of food the spirit sighs, And, weak and weary, faints and dies. III O may the hidden manna give The strength I need that I may live; And may that life be spent for Thee Who came and lived on earth for me. IV O Jesus Christ, the living Bread, Now at the table Thou hast spread, Think of me in my utmost need, And let me on Thy bounties feed. I I cannot lift mine eyes, For, O, my sin is great,-- High as the hills that rise Up, up to heaven's gate,-- I cannot lift mine eyes, So great my sin, so great. II But I would smite my breast, And bow me at the Cross, And well He knows the rest, My pain, my grief, my loss;-- Yea, I would smite my breast, And bow me at His Cross. III Mayhap when I have told The burden of my sin, He'll make my spirit bold, And speak, and soothe, and win;-- All this when I have told The burden of my sin. IV Then shall I lift mine eyes, And see the sin removed, And in the radiant skies Behold the Well Beloved;-- Then shall I lift mine eyes, And see my sin removed. I When at Thy feet, oppressed, The burdened sinner falls, And, woeful and distressed, Upon Thy mercy calls,-- O hear the penitential prayer, Forgive the burdened sinner there. II Did'st Thou not send the Son, To shew the Father's grace, To bid a world undone Arise and seek His face? And wilt Thou not in mercy say, "Thy many sins I take away"? III Yea, Thou wilt not despise The soul's uplifted prayer; Nor when our hopes arise, Plunge us in deep despair; But wilt forgive the evil done, Through Chr
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