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I: Hark, my soul! it is the Lord; / 'Tis thy Saviour, hear his word; / Jesus speaks, and speaks to thee:
"Say, poor sinner, lov'st thou me?
II: "I deliver'd thee when bound, / And, when bleeding, heal'd thy wound --
Sought thee wand'ring, set thee right, / Turn'd thy darkness into light.
III: "Can a woman's tender care / Cease towards the child she bare?
Yes, she may forgetful be, / Yet will I remember thee.
IV: "Mine is an unchanging love, / Higher than the heights above, / Deeper than the depths beneath, / Free and faithful, strong as death.
V: "Thou shalt see my glory soon, / When the work of grace is done --
Partner of my throne shalt be, / Say, poor sinner, lov'st thou me?"
VI: Lord, it is my chief complaint, / That my love is weak and faint; / Yet I love thee and adore, / Oh for grace to love thee more?