The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley 52Complaining
Open in the readerThou , Lord, my power and wisdom art;
O, do not then reject my heart!
Thy clay that weeps, Thy dust I am
That calls; O, put me not to shame!
Thy glories, Lord, in all things shine,
Thine is the deed, the praise is Thine:
A feeble, helpless creature, I
Do at Thy pleasure live or die.
Art Thou all Justice?--shows Thy Word
Through every page an angry Lord?
Am I all tears?--Is this to live?
Is all my business here to grieve?
Fill not my life's short hour with pain;
Or, O! contract the wretched span:
So shall I mount from sorrow free,
And find relief and heaven in Thee.