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Ego Sum Defessus

How long,
how long do we have to hang on,
do we have to hope and persevere,
persevere til the race is done,
done at the end of the day?

Hope and faith, intermingling,
twirling, twining, binding,
seeming moments intangible,
light as light,
dull as dusk,
soft as dust?

Fatigue trolls on, fades
our spirits question, How Long?
How long before the day is done
before our tears turn to joy
'ere our courage worn thin
be filled with valiance again.

Not by might,
nor by power,
but by My Spirit,
says the Lord.

Move! mountain
Stay! time
Flee! greed
Fade! unbelief

Oh, me of little faith
Where else can I go
but to you?
You have the words of life.
With abandon, I fall, to fall again,
only to rise, to rise again.
Fly, to flee the gnawings of the soul
Flowing, floundering to thy lofts of hope.

(Charles Wes­ley, Aberystwyth from Ail Lyfr To­nau ac Emy­nau)
Jesus, lover of my soul, let me to Thy bosom fly,
While the nearer waters roll, while the tempest still is high.
Hide me, O my Savior, hide, till the storm of life is past;
Safe into the haven guide; O receive my soul at last.

Other refuge have I none, hangs my helpless soul on Thee;
Leave, ah! leave me not alone, still support and comfort me.
All my trust on Thee is stayed, all my help from Thee I bring;
Cover my defenseless head with the shadow of Thy wing.

Wilt Thou not regard my call? Wilt Thou not accept my prayer?
Lo! I sink, I faint, I fall—Lo! on Thee I cast my care;
Reach me out Thy gracious hand! While I of Thy strength receive,
Hoping against hope I stand, dying, and behold, I live.

Thou, O Christ, art all I want, more than all in Thee I find;
Raise the fallen, cheer the faint, heal the sick, and lead the blind.
Just and holy is Thy Name, I am all unrighteousness;
False and full of sin I am; Thou art full of truth and grace.

Plenteous grace with Thee is found, grace to cover all my sin;
Let the healing streams abound; make and keep me pure within.
Thou of life the fountain art, freely let me take of Thee;
Spring Thou up within my heart; rise to all eternity.