897    L.M.     John Berridge
Believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them

1 Ye poor afflicted souls, give ear,
  Who seek the Lord, but fear his frown;
  What things ye ask in fervent prayer,
  Believing, Christ will send them down.

2 If sin is loathsome to thy heart,
  And shows a most ill-favoured face;
  If guilt affords thee fearful smart,
  It flows from Jesus’ love and grace.

3 A feast is now prepared for thee,
  In spite of all thy unbelief;
  A feast of mercy, sweetly free
  For sinners and the sinners’ chief.

4 Take courage, then; ask and believe,
  Expecting mercy from the Lord;
  The promise runs, “Ask and receive,”
  And Christ is faithful to his word.

5 O Lord, increase my feeble faith,
  And give my straitened bosom room
  To credit what thy promise saith,
  And wait till thy salvation come.