Romans 7:7-25

• [Rom 7:15] I Would, But Cannot Sing

  I would, but cannot sing, Guilt has untuned my voice; The serpent sin’s envenomed sting Has poisoned all my joys. I know the Lord is nigh, And would, but cannot, pray; For Satan meets me when I try, And frights my soul away. I would but can’t repent Though I endeavor oft; This stony heart can ne’er relent Till Jesus make it soft. I would but cannot love, Though wooed by love divine; No arguments have pow’r to move A soul so base as mine. I would, but cannot rest In God’s most holy will; I know what He appoints is best, Yet murmur at it still! Oh could I but believe! Then all would easy be; I would, but cannot, Lord relieve, My help must come from Thee! But if indeed I would, Though I can nothing do, Yet the desire is something good, For which my praise is due. By nature prone to ill, Till Thine appointed hour I was as destitute of will, As now I am of pow’r. Wilt Thou not crown, at length, The work Thou hast begun? And with a will, afford me strength In all Thy ways to run.

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  source: Cyberhymnal

• [Rom 7:25] I Do Not Come Because My Soul

  I do not come because my soul Is free from sin and pure and whole And worthy of Thy grace; I do not speak to Thee because I’ve ever justly kept Thy laws And dare to meet Thy face. I know that sin and guilt combine To reign o’er every thought of mine And turn from good to ill; I know that, when I try to be Upright and just and true to Thee, I am a sinner still. I know that often when I strive To keep a spark of love alive For Thee, the powers within Leap up in unsubmissive might And oft benumb my sense of right And pull me back to sin. I know that, though in doing good I spend my life, I never could Atone for all I’ve done; But though my sins are black as night, I dare to come before Thy sight Because I trust Thy Son. In Him alone my trust I place, Come boldly to Thy throne of grace, And there commune with Thee. Salvation sure, O Lord, is mine, And, all unworthy, I am Thine, For Jesus died for me.

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  source: Cyberhymnal