HOLY, blessed, glorious Trinity Of persons, still one God in Unity. The faithful man's believed mystery, Help, help to lift
Myself up to thee, harrow'd, torn, and
By sin and Satan; and my flesh misused, As my heart lies in pieces, all confused, O take my gift.
All-gracious God, the sinner's sacrifice, A broken heart, thou wert not wont despise ; But 'bove the fat of rams, or bulls to prize, An offering meet, For thy acceptance: O, behold me right, And take compassion on my grievous plight! What odour can be, than a heart contrite,
Eternal Father, God, who didst create This all of nothing, gav'st it form and fate, And breath'st into it life and light, with state To worship thee. Eternal God the Son, who not deniedst To take our nature; becam'st man, and diedst, To pay our debts, upon thy cross, and criedst ALL'S DONE IN ME.1
Eternal Spirit, God from both proceeding, Father and Son; the Comforter, in breeding Pure thoughts in man: with fiery zeal them feeding
Increase those acts, O glorious Trinity
Of persons, still one God in Unity; Till I attain the long'd-for mystery
Beholding one in three, and three in one, A Trinity, to shine in Union;
The gladdest light dark man can think upon; O grant it me! Father, and Son, and Holy Ghost, you three, All co-eternal in your majesty,
Distinct in persons, yet in unity
My Maker, Saviour, and my Sanctifier! To hear, to mediate, sweeten my desire
With grace, with love, with cherishing entire :
1 All's done in me.] Alluding to the last words of our blessed Saviour, upon the Cross. "It is finished."
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