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Conflict. Matt. 14. 31

1 Will my doubting ne’er be o’er?
  Will the Lord return no more?
  When shall I the Saviour see,
  And be sure he died for me?

2 How I waver to and fro,
  Rising high and sinking low!
  Now to heaven I aspire,
  Now to shades of death retire.

3 When a glimpse of hope appears,
  Soon ’tis lost in doubts and fears.
  O! I fear ’tis all a cheat!
  Keep me, Lord, from self-deceit.

4 Lord, thy light, thy love display;
  All my darkness chase away;
  Everlasting peace restore;
  Bid me disbelieve no more.

5 Put thy Spirit in my heart;
  Bid my doubts and fears depart;
  When thy face shall on me shine,
  I shall know and feel thee mine.